Rule 8.3 - Peter Hambro Mining Plc 02.04.09

FORM 8.3
  DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
  (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)
  1. KEY
  INFORMATION
  Name of person dealing  (Note  GLG PARTNERS LP
  1)
  Company dealt in               PETER HAMBRO MINING PLC
  Class of relevant security to
  which the dealings being       ORDINARY SHARES
  disclosed relate (Note 2)
  Date of dealing                02 April 2009
  2.  INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO
  SUBSCRIBE
  (a)   Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the
        class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)
  Class of relevant security:    Long                                       Short
  ISIN: GB0031544546
                                 Number                                     Number
                                 (%)                                        (%)
  (1) Relevant securities
  (2) Derivatives (other than    793,146                     0.82%          (347,377)                -0.36%
  options)
  (3) Options and agreements to
  purchase/sell
  Total                          793,146                     0.82%          (347,377)                -0.36%
 
  (b)   Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the
        company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
                                 Long                                       Short
  Class of relevant security:    Number                                     Number
  PETER HAMBRO 7 1/8 08/11/10    (%)                                        (%)
  (LX*)  ISIN: XS0224133099
  (1) Relevant securities        13,400,000                  9.57%
  (2) Derivatives (other than
  options)
  (3) Options and agreements to
  purchase/sell
  Total                          13,400,000                  9.57%
 
        Rights to
  (c)   subscribe
        (Note 3)
  Class of relevant security:     Details
 
3. DEALINGS
  (Note 4)
  (a)   Purchases
        and sales
  Purchase/sale                   Number of securities                       Price per unit (Note 5)
 
(b)   Derivatives transactions
        (other than options)
  Product name     Long/short     Number of securities                       Price per unit (Note 5)
  e.g. CFD         (Note 6)
        CFD            Short          -65,000                                  4.6488 GBP
 
        Options transactions in
  (c)   respect of existing
        securities
  (i)   Writing, selling,
        purchasing or varying
 
                   Writing,    Number of
  Product          selling,    securities to     Exercise    Type, e.g.                    Option money paid/received
  name,e.g. call   purchasing, which the option  price GBP   American,      Expiry date    per unit (Note 5) GBP
  option           varying     relates (Note 7)              European etc
                   etc.
 
  (ii)  Exercising
  Purchase/sale                   Number of securities                      Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
 
(d)   Other dealings (including new
        securities) (Note 4)
  Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details                                    Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)
 
4     OTHER
        INFORMATION
  Agreements, arrangements or understandings
  relating to options or derivatives
  Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person
  relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to
  the voting rights or future ac
  NONE
 
Is a Supplemental
  Form 8 attached?                                                                         YES       NO
  (Note 9)
 
  Date of disclosure                             3-Apr-2009
  Contact name                                   Alison O'Neill
  Telephone number                               020 7016 7423
  If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror    N/A
  with which connected
  If a connected EFM, state nature of connection N/A
  (Note 10)
 
  Notes
  The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's
  website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
 
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