Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

ANGLO ASIAN MINING PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

YES

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

NO

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

NO

Other (please specify):______________

N/A

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

KHAGANI BASHIROV

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

BERKERLEY BUSINESS LTD

300,000

VIRGIN DEVELOPMENTS LTD

690,000

GERRARD MARKETING LLC

500,000

CAMELOT OIL & GAS DEV. LTD

1,630,000

EUROILGAS INDUSTRIES PLC

900,000

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

5 DEC 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22 DEC 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

17%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

ANGLO ASIAN MINING PLC

GB00BOC18177

 14,067,758

14,067,758

18,087,758 

 18,087,758

17.6085%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

18,087,758

17.6085%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14 Contact name:

DHIRSINGH JODHUN

15. Contact telephone name:

07990 785 041