TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting rights are attached:

Hidefield Gold 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 the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached: (NO)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (YES)

Other (please specify): (NO)

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

Anglo Pacific Group PLC


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

N/A

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

29 May 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1 June 2009


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

23% down to 18%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type  Situation of previous    Resulting Situation after the triggering
of shares     to the Triggering                    transaction
if possible      transaction
using ISIN  Number of  Number of  Number of   Number of voting     % of voting
code          shares     voting     shares         rights            rights
                         rights                Direct   Indirect Direct Indirect
GB000364450 63,826,504 63,826,504 63,826,504 63,826,504          18.93%


B: Financial Instruments


Resulting Situation after the triggering transaction
 Type of   Expiration  Exercise /    Number of Voting rights    % of
Financial     Date     Conversion  that may be acquired if the voting
Instrument            Period /Date  instrument is exercised /  rights
                                            converted
   N/A


Total (A + B)


Number of Voting Rights % of voting rights
      63,826,504              18.93%


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


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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:

Notification using shares in issue figure of 337,099,611

14. Contact name:

Matthew Tack (Finance Director)

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7318 6360



Hidefield Gold plc
Ken Judge, Chairman +44 (0)7733 001 002




Hanson Westhouse Limited      0113 246 2610
Tim Feather / Matthew Johnson

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