Uru Metals Regulatory News (URU)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

NIGER URANIUM LIMITED

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

ü

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

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

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

HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED

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

DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

23 FEBRUARY 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24 FEBRUARY 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

11%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

VGG651971084

12,350,000

12,350,000

12,550,000

12,550,000

11.0856%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

12,550,000

11.0856%

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

12,000,000 of these shares are held for unit trusts operated by Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd for which Hargreave Hale Ltd manages the investments on a discretionary basis. The remaining balance is held on behalf of other discretionary clients.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

David Clueit

15. Contact telephone number:

01253 754739

Niger Uranium Limited

Gordon Cassidy

Tel: +27 (0) 11 269 4900

Nominated Adviser

Beaumont Cornish Limited

Michael Cornish

Tel: +44 (0) 207 628 3396