MMS.L Regulatory News (MMS)

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:

MAGHREB MINERALS 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):______________

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

RAB CAPITAL PLC ACTING AS DISCRETIONARY MANAGER OF RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LIMITED.

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

CREDIT SUISSE CLIENT NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED.

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

28 May 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

02 June 2008

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

5.0%

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

Ordinary

Shares 

ISIN Number

GB00B046T172 

19,892,842

21.85%

n/a

n/a

Nil

Nil

0%

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

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

0%

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Nil

Nil

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

RAB Capital plc acts as investment manager for RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LIMITED. RAB Capital plc does not act as custodian for its clients and therefore the shares are held in the nominee name of the custodian of its clients, which is CREDIT SUISSE CLIENT NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED.

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:

15. Contact telephone name: