RNS Number:3104K
Peter Hambro Mining PLC
23 April 2003


                                                                  23 April, 2002

PETER HAMBRO MINING



1. Name of company

PETER HAMBRO MINING PLC


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY (INCLUDING SMALLCAP WORLD FUND, INC.
("SWF"))


3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

AS IN 2


4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

NOT SPECIFIED


6. Percentage of issued class

NOT SPECIFIED


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

NOT SPECIFIED


8. Percentage of issued class

NOT SPECIFIED


9. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P


10. Date of transaction

NOT SPECIFIED


11. Date company informed

22 April 2003


12. Total holding following this notification

3,128,542


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.39%


14. Any additional information

INCLUDES SWF HOLDING OF 2,490,000 SHARES REPRESENTING 4.29%


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

PHILIP LEATHAM 0207 393 0102


16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

AS ABOVE


Date of notification

23 April 2003








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