TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

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: (No)

Other (please specify): (Yes) Notification of holding at 20 January 2007

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

JP Morgan Chase & Co

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

JP Morgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd

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

N/A

6. Date on which issuer notified:

05/03/2007

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

5% threshold

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if         Situation of previous to the Triggering     
possible using ISIN code                   transaction (vi)                 
                                                                            
                              Number of shares      Number of voting Rights 
                                                            (viii)          
                                                                            
Hidefield Gold Plc                   N/A                      N/A                                               
(ISIN GB0003644506)                                                         

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of      Number of shares    Number of voting     % of voting rights 
shares if possible                       rights (ix)                           
using the ISIN                                                                 
CODE                    Direct       Direct    Indirect      Direct    Indirect
                                       (x)        (xi)                         
                                                                               
Hidefield Gold Plc        0             0      21,500,000       0        8.79  
(ISIN GB0003644506)                                                                  
                                                                               

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of    Expiration Date Exercise/         Number of voting    % of voting   
financial  (xiii)          Conversion Period rights that may be  rights        
instrument                 / Date (xiv)      acquired if the                   
                                             instrument is                     
                                             exercised/                        
                                             converted.                        
                                                                               

Total (A + B)

 Number of Voting Rights     % of voting rights   
                                                  
       21,500,000                   8.79          

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

Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Chase & Co. : 21,500,000 voting rights
(8.79%)

Holdings by controlled undertakings of JPMorgan Chase & Co. are as follows:

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited : 21,500,000 voting rights (8.79%)

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:

14. Contact name:

Katie Green

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7777 3028

Annex Notification of Major Interests in Shares (XVI)

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation

Full name                                                       JPMorgan Chase & Co.
(Including legal for legal entities)

Contact address                                                 270 Park Avenue, New York
(registered office for legal entities)                          NY 10017

Phone number                                                    00 1 212 270 6000

B: Identity of the notifier (XVII)

Full name                                                       Katie Green

Contact address                                                 JPMorgan Chase, 13th floor,
                                                                125 London Wall, London
                                                                EC2Y 5AJ

Phone number                                                    020 7777 3028

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

Hanson Westhouse Limited
Tim Feather / Matthew Johnson                                   +44 (0)113 246 2610



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