Share Interest Notification

12 Feb 2007 13:45

Hochschild Mining PLC12 February 2007 12th February 2007Hochschild Mining plcNotification of Major Interests in Shares TR - 1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): Hochschild Mining plc 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (No) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No) Other (please specify): (Yes - Declaration of Major Shareholding as per FSATransitional Provision 7) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): BlackRock Inc. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) (iv): Not disclosed 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v): N/a 6 Date on which issuer notified: 9 February 2007 7. Threshhold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 5% 8 Notified details: N/a A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to theUsing the ISIN Code Triggering transaction (vi) No of No of Shares voting rights (viii) GB00B1FW5029 N/a N/a Resulting situation after triggering the transaction (vii): Class/type of shares No of shares No of voting rights % of voting rightsif possible using (ix)the ISIN Code Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (x) (xi) GB00B1FW5029 N/a N/a 22,633,411 N/a 7.36% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingFinancial date (xiii) conversion rights that may be rightsInstrument period/date acquired if the xiv) instrument is exercised/converted Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights22,633,411 7.36% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd - 22,633,411 (7.36%) 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: N/a 15. Contact telephone number: N/a Annex to Notification of Major Interests in Shares (xvi) A. Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form for legal entities): BlackRock Inc. Contact address (registered office for legal entities): 33 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AS Phone Number: 020 7743 2098 Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons): Thomas Hone B. Identity of notifier, if applicable (xvii): Full name: Christopher Stamp Contact address: Hochschild Mining plc, 1 Grosvenor Crescent, London, SW1X 7EF Phone Number: 020 7152 6011 Other useful information: N/a This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange