LONMIN PLC ANNOUNCEMENT

LONMIN PLC
14 APRIL 2000

LONMIN PLC HAS TODAY BEEN NOTIFIED BY MERCURY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED (MAM) OF
33 KING WILLIAM STREET, LONDON EC4R 9AS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 198-202 (AS
AMENDED) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 THAT THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE OF

CIRCUMSTANCES AFFECTING THE INTERESTS WHICH MAM DISCLOSED TO THE COMPANY ON 5
APRIL 2000 AND THAT MAM NOW HAS A DISCLOSABLE INTEREST IN 21,442,496 ORDINARY
SHARES OF GBPL EACH OF THE COMPANY (REPRESENTING 13.38 PER CENT OF THE ISSUED
SHARE CAPITAL) AS DETAILED BELOW. SAVE WHERE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED TO THE
CONTRARY SUCH INTERESTS ARISE BY REASON OF DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
ARRANGEMENTS ENTERED INTO BY MAM OR BY ITS AFFILIATES IN THE MERCURY ASSET
MANAGEMENT GROUP. EACH SUCH AFFILIATE IS INTERESTED IN THE RELEVANT SHARE
CAPITAL TO THE EXTENT SET OUT BELOW AND WHERE APPLICABLE THE NOTIFICATION
CONSTITUTES DISCLOSURE ON BEHALF OF SUCH AFFILIATES.

REGISTERED HOLDER                              NO OF SHARES     BENEFICIAL
 (IF KNOWN)                                                     INTERESTS
                                                                (YES/NO)
NUTRACO NOMINEES LIMITED                       15,232,710       NO
(DESIGNATED & UNDESIGNATED)

MERCURY LIFE NOMINEES LIMITED                  206,128          YES
A/C NONCERT

NORTRUST NOMINEES LIMITED                      1,367,462        NO
(DESIGNATED & UNDESIGNATED)

CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                         2,798,453        NO
(DESIGNATED & UNDESIGNATED)

BRITISH ENERGY TRUSTEES LIMITED                367,346          NO

BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                      579,816          NO
LIMITED (DESIGNATED &
UNDESIGNATED)

OTHER NAME(S)                                  890,581          NO

                                         TOTAL 21,442,496