Announcements 2008

Board Changes

The Board of Brinkley Mining is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Fresson as Finance Director of the Company with immediate effect. As announced on 20 May 2008, Donald Strang has ceased to be a director of the Company with effect from today and the Board would like to thank Don for his contribution to the Company over the last two years.

Mark Fresson is a chartered accountant, having qualified with Touche Ross in 1989. He spent ten years in various tax-related roles before joining Nomura’s principal finance group in 2000 as head of tax and accounting. Mark formed part of the team that left Nomura to establish the Terra Firma Capital Partners private equity operation in 2002, where he ultimately held the position of senior tax and structuring counsel. Over the past six years, Mark has been a Director of several privately-owned companies.

Richard Linnell, Chairman, said:

“Mark brings a wealth of experience and probity that I value and will make a significant contribution in enhancing our relationship with our shareholders”

Additional information
Mark Gerald Fresson (aged 43) has held the following directorships in companies or partnerships in the past five years:
Current: Former:
Falkland Gold and Minerals Ltd Aldersgate Capital Limited
Annington Developments (Holdings) Limited
Annington Rentals (Holdings) Limited
Camel Holdings Limited
Carmelite Capital Limited
Cheapside Capital Limited
Cheapside Holdings Limited
Deutsche Annington Acquisitions Limited
Deutsche Annington Capital Limited
Deutsche Annington Holdings Limited
Draught Limited*
Eidur Limited
Energy Investments Holding Company Limited*
Energy Investments Limited*
Epsilon Tele.com*
FR Holding Company Limited*
Grand Financing Limited
Grand Hotels (C) Holding Company Limited
Grand Hotels Holdings Company Limited
Grand Hotels (M) Holdings Inc
Grand Hotels (M) Holdings SpA
Grand Services Holdings Limited
Grand Utilities Capital Limited
Grey Archer Capital Limited*
Hercules Holdings (UK) Limited*
Hercules Holdings (Cayman) Limited
IHSH Holding Company Limited*
Interactive Hotel Services Limited
Law 2137 Limited*
Le Grand Annington Limited
Le Grand Cap Limited
Meridian Capital Holdings*
Meridian Capital Limited*
Meridien Deutschland Holdings GmbH
Meridien Holdings France SAS
Meridien Netherlands Holdings B.V.
Mount Street Capital Limited*
Newgate Capital Limited
Monterey Capital I Sarl
Monterey Capital II Sarl
Newgate Holdings Limited
Newling*
Newling Capital
Phoenix Inns Holdings Limited
Rental Holding Company Limited
Scandinavian Consumer Technology Limited
SCTH Holding Company Limited*
Seacoal Capital Limited
Seacoal Holdings Limited*
Serco Nomura Infrastructure Management Limited*
Servus (Steps) Limited*
Silk Street Acquisitions*
Silk Street Capital Limited*
Silk Street Holdings*
Stewart Street Holdings Limited
Thame Finance
The Grand Facilities Management Holdings Limited
The Grand Leasing Company Limited
The Principal Finance Group Limited*
Thresher Wines Capital Limited
Thresher Wines Group Limited
Thresher Wines Holdings Limited
Torthing Services Limited

The former directorships marked with an asterix (*) in the table above were established as potential acquisition vehicles and have subsequently been dissolved. In each instance, under relevant regulations, no administrator, receiver or liquidator was required to be appointed and therefore no report has been issued in respect of them.

Mr Fresson was appointed liquidator of Hercules Holdings (Cayman) Limited on 16 July 2003; he was a director of such company at the time, which was liquidated on 22 October 2003 without a deficit to creditors.

Mark Fresson has no shareholding in the Company. Mark Fresson has been awarded the following options which vest immediately and have a term of 5 years to subscribe for new ordinary shares of 0.15p each in the capital of the Company:

Number of Options Exercise Price
500,000 5 pence
500,000 7 pence
500,000 10 pence
500,000 13 pence

There are no further details in relation to the above appointment which require disclosure under paragraph (g) (iii) to (viii) of Schedule 2 to the AIM Rules.

For further information, please contact:
Brinkley Mining Plc
Dunbar Dales, Chief Executive Officer Tel: +27 (0) 83 258 9062

Beaumont Cornish Limited
Michael Cornish Tel: +44 (0) 20 7628 3396

Parkgreen Communications
Sue Scott Tel +44 (0) 20 7933 8796

ENDS