LONMIN - DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT

LONMIN PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND)
(REGISTERED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
UNDER REGISTRATION NUMBER 69/00015/10)
DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT

THE BOARD HAS DECLARED AN INTERIM DIVIDEND OF 7.5 PENCE (12.1 CENTS) PER SHARE
AS COMPARED TO 7.2 PENCE (12.1 CENTS) PER SHARE IN 1998. AS THE COMPANY HAS NOW
ADOPTED THE US DOLLAR AS ITS FUNCTIONAL CURRENCY, THE DIVIDEND IS DETERMINED IN
US DOLLARS BUT IS DECLARED IN STERLING, CONVERTED AT EXCHANGE RATES APPLICABLE
ON 7 JUNE 1999, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 4.2 PER CENT IN STERLING TERMS.
THE TOTAL DISTRIBUTION IS EXPECTED TO AMOUNT TO GBP12 MILLION (US$ 19 MILLION)
(1998: GBP12 MILLION/US$ 19 MILLION).

THE INTERIM DIVIDEND WILL BE PAID ON 1 OCTOBER 1999 TO SHAREHOLDERS ON THE
REGISTERS AT 6 AUGUST 1999.

THE COMPANY'S SHARES WILL BE LISTED AS EX DIVIDEND IN LONDON AND JOHANNESBURG
ON 2 AUGUST AND 6 AUGUST RESPECTIVELY.
NOTE:

A DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND ALL NEW SHAREHOLDERS WILL
BE SENT DETAILS OF THE PLAN.
4 GROSVENOR PLACE
LONDON SW1X 7DL
ENGLAND
6 JULY 1999
LOCAL OFFICE:
FIRST FLOOR
19 GIRTON ROAD
PARKTOWN
JOHANNESBURG 2193
(PO BOX 1146, JOHANNESBURG 2000)
LOCAL TRANSFER SECRETARIES:
MERCANTILE REGISTRARS LIMITED
TENTH FLOOR, 11 DIAGONAL STREET
JOHANNESBURG 2001
(PO BOX 1053, JOHANNESBURG 2000)