LONMIN PLC

20 OCTOBER 1999

LONMIN PLC HAS TODAY RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS IN FULFILMENT OF

AN OBLIGATION IMPOSED BY SECTION 324 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985, FROM THE
FOLLOWING DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY

1) MR J N ROBINSON WAS NOTIFIED ON 18 OCTOBER 1999 THAT, PURSUANT TO HIS WIFE'S
PARTICIPATION IN THE DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN OF LONMIN PLC, ON 1 OCTOBER
1999 A CASH DIVIDEND TO WHICH SHE WAS ENTITLED WAS INVESTED ON HER BEHALF IN,
AND ACCORDINGLY MR ROBINSON HAS BECOME INTERESTED IN, 66 ORDINARY SHARES OF
GBP1 EACH FULLY PAID IN LONMIN PLC, AT A PRICE OF 644.76P PER SHARE

2) MR J N ROBINSON WAS NOTIFIED ON 19 OCTOBER 1999 THAT ARISING FROM HIS WIFE'S
PERSONAL EQUITY PLAN HE BAD BECOME INTERESTED IN A FURTHER 12 ORDINARY SHARES
OF GBP1 EACH FULLY PAID IN LONMIN PLC ON 14 OCTOBER 1999 AT A COST OF 613.50P
PER SHARE

3) MR P J HARPER WAS NOTIFIED ON 19 OCTOBER 1999 THAT, PURSUANT TO HIS AND HIS
WIFE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN OF LONMIN PLC, ON 1
OCTOBER 1999 A CASH DIVIDEND TO WHICH HE WAS ENTITLED WAS INVESTED ON HIS
BEHALF IN 125 ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP1 EACH FULLY PAID IN LONMIN PLC AND A CASH
DIVIDEND TO WHICH HIS WIFE WAS ENTITLED WAS INVESTED ON HER BEHALF IN 122
ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP1 EACH FULLY PAID IN LONMIN PLC, EACH AT A PRICE OF
644.76P PER SHARE AND ACCORDINGLY MR HARPER HAS BECOME INTERESTED IN A FURTHER
247 ORDINARY SHARES OF THE COMPANY

4) MR N J MORRELL WAS NOTIFIED ON 18 OCTOBER 1999 THAT,

PURSUANT TO HIS WIFE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN OF
LONMIN PLC, ON 1 OCTOBER 1999 A CASH DIVIDEND TO WHICH SHE WAS ENTITLED WAS
INVESTED ON HER BEHALF IN, AND ACCORDINGLY MR MORRELL HAS BECOME INTERESTED IN,
138 ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP 1 EACH FULLY PAID IN LONMIN PLC, AT A PRICE OF
644.76P PER SHARE.