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:

Griffin Mining Limited

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify): Due to reduction in Issued Share Capital

Yes

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

BlackRock Global Fund

Note - Previously disclosed as Merrill Lynch International Investment Funds. Name change effective April 2008.

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

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

N/A

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10 July 2008

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

Above 4%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

BMG319201049

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

8,500,000

Number of voting rights

8,500,000

Number of shares

8,500,000

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

8,500,000

Indirect

N/A

Direct

4.67%

(had been 3.25%)

Indirect

N/A

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

8,500,000

4.67%

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:

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

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

13. Additional information:

14 Contact name:

Roger Goodwin - Finance Director

15. Contact telephone name:

+44 (0) 20 7629 7772