LONMIN PLC - ANNOUNCEMENT

LONMIN PLC
22 NOVEMBER 1999

FOLLOWING THE APPOINTMENT OF MR G E HASLAM AS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY ON 12
NOVEMBER 1999 MR HASLAM HAS TODAY NOTIFIED THE COMPANY IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 324 OF THE COMPANIES ACT THAT HE HAS THE FOLLOWING INTERESTS IN THE
ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP1 EACH OF LONMIN PLC.

OPTIONS OVER SHARES UNDER THE FOLLOWING OPTION SCHEME OF LONMIN PLC:

NAME OF          DATE OF       NO OF     SUBSCRIPTION     EXERCISE

SCHEME           GRANT         SHARES    PRICE            PERIOD

THE LONMIN       28.8.98       60,000    250.00P          28.8.2001 -

OVERSEAS &                                                28.8.2008

ASSOCIATES       14.2.95       1,566     490.0334P        14.2.1998 -

SHARE OPTION                                              14.2.2005

SCHEME 1994      20.7.94       1,566     408.6272P        20.7.1997 -

                                                          20.7.2004

THE EXERCISE OF THE OPTIONS IS SUBJECT TO PRIOR ATTAINMENT OF PERFORMANCE
CONDITIONS.