LONMIN PLC ANNOUNCEMENT

LONMIN PLC
10 MARCH 2000

AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF LONMIN PLC DULY CONVENED AND HELD AT THE GREAT
HALL, THE TOWN HALL, HORNTON STREET, KENSINGTON, LONDON W8 ON FRIDAY 10 MARCH
2000 THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED.
9 SPECIAL RESOLUTION

"THAT PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9 OF THE COMPANY'S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION THE
COMPANY BE AND IS HEREBY GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AUTHORISED TO MAKE
MARKET PURCHASES (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 163(3) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 (AS
AMENDED)) OF UP TO AN AGGREGATE OF 15,973,237 ORDINARY SHARES OF GBPL.00 EACH
IN ITS CAPITAL AT A PRICE PER SHARE OF NOT MORE THAN 105 PER CENT OF THE
AVERAGE OF THE MIDDLE MARKET QUOTATIONS FOR SUCH A SHARE AS DERIVED FROM THE
DAILY OFFICIAL LIST OF LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE LIMITED FOR THE FIVE BUSINESS DAYS
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DAY OF SUCH PURCHASE AND NOT LESS THAN THE NOMINAL
VALUE OF SUCH SHARE (IN EACH CASE EXCLUSIVE OF EXPENSES) AND THAT THE AUTHORITY
CONFERRED BY THIS RESOLUTION SHALL EXPIRE ON 9 JUNE 2001 OR, IF EARLIER, THE
DATE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IN 2001 (EXCEPT THAT THE COMPANY MAY MAKE A
PURCHASE OF ITS OWN SHARES AFTER THE EXPIRY OF SUCH AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO ANY
CONTRACT MADE UNDER THE AUTHORITY CONFERRED BY THIS RESOLUTION PRIOR TO THE
EXPIRY OF SUCH AUTHORITY)."

AT THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF LONMIN PLC DULY CONVENED AND HELD AT
THE GREAT HALL, THE TOWN HALL, HORNTON STREET, KENSINGTON, LONDON W8 ON FRIDAY
10 MARCH 2000 THE RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE SALE BY LONMIN PLC OF ITS INTEREST
IN DUIKER MINING LIMITED WAS PASSED.