Dividend conversion rate

2 Oct 2007 11:00

Hochschild Mining PLC02 October 2007 HOCHSCHILD MINING plc Announcement of Dividend Conversion Rate Further to the statement on dividend conversion to US dollars set out in theinterim results announcement of 18 September 2007, the Directors of HochschildMining plc have determined that the exchange rate at which dividend paymentswill be calculated in respect of shareholders electing to receive their dividendin US dollars, will be US$2.02293 per £1 Sterling (US$1 = £0.4943). Enquiries:Hochschild Mining plcWray Barber +44 (0)20 7152 6014Head of Investor Relations FinsburyRobin Walker +44 (0)20 7251 3801Public Relations About Hochschild Mining plc Hochschild Mining plc (HOC.L for Reuters / HOC LN for Bloomberg) is a publicly held company listed on the London Stock Exchange. Hochschild is a leading precious metals company with a primary focus on the exploration, mining, processing and sale of silver and gold. Hochschild currently operates five underground epithermal vein mines, four located in southern Peru and one in southern Argentina and one open pit mine in northern Mexico. Hochschild also has one early stage development project in Mexico and fifteen long-term prospects throughout Latin America. Hochschild has over forty years experience in the mining of precious metal epithermal vein deposits. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange