Lonmin Plc - Holding In Company

Lonmin Plc - Holding In Company                                                 
Lonmin Plc                                                                      
JSE code:LON                                                                    
Issuer Code:LOLMI & ISIN:GB0031192486                                           
30 JANUARY 2006                                                                 
Lonmin Plc was notified on 27 January 2006 by Zurich Assurance Limited on behalf
of Zurich Financial Services and its Group of the following interests in        
ordinary shares of US$1 each of the Company in accordance with Sections 198 (as 
amended) of the Companies Act 1985:                                             
Registered Owner      Beneficial Owner    Designated   Number of                
                                          Account      Shares                   
BNY (OCS) Nominees    Zurich Insurance    n/a          22,765                   
Ltd                   Company, UK Branch                                        
Vidacos Nominees Ltd  Eagle Star Life     n/a          140,187                  
                      Assurance Company                                         
of Ireland Ltd                                            

Littledown Nominees   Zurich Assurance    03449        335,000                  
Ltd                   Ltd                                                       
                                          02891        4,852,390                
35822        13,400                   

                                          11121        10,500                   
                                          07205        252,648                  
                                          21688        204,325                  
02642        350,248                  

                      The Trustees of     07199        24,998                   
                      the Eagle Star                                            
                      Executives Pension                                        
Scheme Trust                                              

                      Eagle Star Staff    07207        664,724                  
                      Pension Scheme                                            
BNY (OCS) Nominees    Zurich Insurance    219064       73,665                   
Ltd                   Company, UK Branch                                        
William & Glyns (Isle Allied Dunbar       301780       35,000                   
of Man) Nominees Ltd  International Fund                                        
                      Managers Ltd                                              
TOTAL                                                  6,979,850                
Current ownership                                      4.91                     
percentage                                                                      
End                                                                             
Date: 30/01/2006 12:28:13 PM Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
Produced by the JSE SENS Department