RNS Number:9024C
Trans-Siberian Gold PLC
29 August 2007



TR-1(i): notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying      Trans-Siberian Gold PLC
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights --------------------
are attached(1):
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or
boxes)                                                                   -------
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              X
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are      -------
attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the         Harvey Sawikin, as principal of
notification obligation(1):                      Firebird Advisors, LDC, Firebird
-------------------------------                  Management, LLC, Firebird Avrora
                                                 Advisors, LLC and Firebird
                                                 Holdings, LLC
                                                 --------------------
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different     Firebird Fund, L.P. Firebird New
from 3.)(1):                                     Russia Fund, Ltd. Firebird
                                                 Republics Fund, Ltd. Firebird
                                                 Avrora Fund, Ltd.
                                                 Firebird Holdings, LLC
                 ------------------------------- --------------------
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which    August 24, 2007
the threshold is crossed or reached if           --------------------
different)(1):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                August 27, 2007
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7.
Threshold(s)
that is/are
crossed or
reached:                                                     7%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering
of         the Triggering          transaction(1)
shares     transaction (1)
if
possible   Number of   Number of   Number   Number of voting   % of voting
using the  Shares      Voting      of       rights ix          rights
ISIN                   Rights      shares
CODE                   viii        Direct   Direct Indirect    Direct   Indirect
                                            x      xi

Ordinary   2,931,400   2,931,400        0          2,931,400                7.12%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of      Expiration Exercise/      Number of voting rights that may % of
financial    date       Conversion     be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument   xiii       Period/ Date   exercised/ converted.            rights
                        xiv



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

2,931,400                                    7.12%

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

The voting rights associated with the shares described in Question 8 are held
directly by Firebird Fund, L.P., which holds the voting rights associated with
261,500 ordinary shares of the issuer, representing 0.64% of the total voting
rights of the issuer, Firebird New Russia Fund, Ltd., which holds the voting
rights associated with 824,500 ordinary shares of the issuer, representing 2.0%
of the total voting rights of the issuer, Firebird Republics Fund, Ltd., which
holds the voting rights associated with 718,000 ordinary shares of the issuer,
representing 1.74% of the total voting rights of the issuer, Firebird Avrora
Fund, Ltd., which holds the voting rights associated with 1,001,400 ordinary
shares of the issuer, representing 2.43% of the total voting rights of the
issuer, and Firebird Holdings, LLC, which holds the voting rights associated
with 126,000 ordinary shares of the issuer, representing 0.33% of the total
voting rights of the issuer. Firebird Advisors, LDC serves as the investment
manager of Firebird Fund, L.P. and is controlled by Harvey Sawikin, who controls
the exercise of these voting rights. Firebird Management, LLC serves as the
investment manager of Firebird New Russia Fund, Ltd. and of Firebird Republics
Fund, Ltd. and is controlled by Harvey Sawikin, who controls the exercise of
these voting rights. Firebird Avrora Advisors, LLC serves as the investment
manager of Firebird Avrora Fund, Ltd. and is controlled by Harvey Sawikin, who
controls the exercise of these voting rights. Firebird Holdings, LLC is
controlled by Harvey Sawikin, who controls the exercise of these voting
rights.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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:                                 Harvey Sawikin

15. Contact telephone number:                     001-212-698-9260

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi

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

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

Phone number

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii
Full name

Contact address

Phone number

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or
legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

Notes
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(i) This form is to be sent to the issuer or underlying issuer and to be filed
with the competent authority.



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