LONMIN PLC

7 APRIL 2000

LONMIN PLC HAS TODAY BEEN NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 198-202 OF THE
COMPANIES ACT 1985 (AS AMENDED) BY DEUTSCHE BANK AG LONDON ON BEHALF OF
DEUTSCHE BANK AG FRANKFURT, ITS PARENT COMPANY, THAT DEUTSCHE BANK AG AND ITS
SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES HAS A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN 25,723,827 ORDINARY SHARES OF
GBPL EACH OF THE COMPANY (REPRESENTING 16.05 PER CENT OF THE ISSUED SHARE
CAPITAL) IN THE NAMES AND IN THE AMOUNTS AS SET OUT BELOW

OTHER THAN THE 5 SHARES HELD IN THE NAME OF MORGAN GRENFELL & CO. LIMITED A/C
LIBRARY, THE HOLDINGS ARE HELD ON BEHALF OF A NUMBER OF CLIENTS WHOSE

PORTFOLIOS ARE MANAGED ON A DISCRETIONARY BASIS BY COMPANIES WITHIN DEUTSCHE
BANK AG ACTING AS FUND MANAGERS.

REGISTERED HOLDERS                                  NO OF SHARES

MORGAN GRENFELL & CO. LIMITED A/C LIBRARY           5

MORGAN NOMINEES LIMITED                             7,530,956

MORGAN NOMINEES LIMITED A/C CHY                     99,049

MORGAN NOMINEES LIMITED A/C DGR                     214,262

MORGAN NOMINEES LIMITED A/C ENF                     118,600

MORGAN NOMINEES LIMITED A/C FKI                     49,058

MORGAN NOMINEES LIMITED A/C LAM                     158,900

MORGAN NOMINEES LIMITED A/C PAC                     28,032

MORGAN NOMINEES LIMITED A/C SAM                     37,603

MORGAN NOMINEES LIMITED A/C SL                      907,249

BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                           102,700

BRITISH OVERSEAS BANK ACCOUNT 6951                  264,940

BRITISH OVERSEAS BANK ACCOUNT 7020                  82,923

BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LIMITED                        1,359,082

CHANNEL NOMINEES                                    76,490

CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                              918,C60

CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED A/C 14186                    71,600

CITICORP NOMINEES                                   315,100

CLYDESDALE BANK                                     52,299

GLYN NOMINEES A/C AY                                 23,330

GUERNSEY NOMINEES LIMITED                           500

HSBC GLOBAL CU5TODY NOMINEES                        3,300

LLOYDS BANK CUSTODIAN NOMINEES                      14,445

LLOYDS BANK NOMINEES                                 11,710

LOTHIAN REGIONAL COUNCIL                            10,044,946

MIDLAND BANK PLC                                    90,443

MIRGLIP NOMINEES                                    11,600

MSS NOMINEES                                        1,223,227

NORTRUST. NOMINEES LIMITED                          1,894,627

PERRY NOMINEES                                      102,000

RAILWAYS PENSION TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED            2,911,669

RBSTB NOMINEES                                      4,186,948

R.BSTB NOMINEES A/C RTLDN                           28,000

RBSTB NOMINEES A/C 0150303182                       17,907

STATE STREET NOMINEES                               1,450,460

STATE STREET NOMINEES A/C Q993                      25,907

STATE STREET NOMINEES A/C SD12                      290,700

SUTRIN NOMINEES                                     3,200

TO BE ADVISED                                       2,000

                                                    25,723,827

NOTE: THE SHARES COMPRISED UNDER THIS NOTIFICATION MAY, FROM TIME TO TIME, BE
THE SUBJECT OF A STOCK LENDING AGREEMENT RESULTING IN A CHANGE IN REGISTRATION
BUT NOT IN DEUTSCHE BANK AG FRANKFURT'S INTEREST IN THE SHARES.