LONMIN PLC

12 JULY 1999

LONMIN PLC HAS TODAY BEEN NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART VI OF THE COMPANIES
ACT 1985 THAT BARCLAYS PLC, THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARY BARCLAYS BANK PLC, HAS A
NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN 4,946,824 ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP1 EACH OF THE COMPANY
(REPRESENTING 3.10 PER CENT OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL) IN THE NAMES AND IN
THE AMOUNTS AS SET OUT BELOW.

REGISTERED HOLDERS                                   NO OF SHARES

BARCLAYS NOMINEES (GRACECHURCH) LTD                  1
A/C 6015A

DEMATERIALISED                                       331

DEM69                                                1,132

BARCLAYS BANK TRUST CO LTD AS EXECUTOR               4,208

BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK & TRUST (IOM) LTD              27,500

MSTC NOMINEES LIMITED                                1,257,785

MSTC NOMINEES (LIFE) LIMITED                         1,948,282

TWENTY NINE GRACECHURCH STREET NOMINEES LIMITED      1,695,776
A/C 5781C

UNKNOWN                                              9,364

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST                          2,445

TOTAL                                                4,946,824