LONMIN PLC

21 SEPTEMBER 2000

LONMIN PLC WAS NOTIFIED ON 20 SEPTEMBER 2000 BY MERRILL LYNCH & CO 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 WAS
DISCLOSED TO THE COMPANY ON 18 SEPTEMBER 2000 AND THAT NEITHER MERRILL LYNCH
NOR ANY THE COMPANIES SET OUT BELOW (WHICH ARE HOLDING COMPANIES OF MERCURY
ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED) HAS A DISCLOSABLE INTEREST IN THE ORDINARY SHARES OF
LONMIN PLC.
NAME                                       ADDRESS

MERCURY ASSET                              33 KING WILLIAM STREET,

MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED                   LONDON EC4R 9AS

ML INVEST HOLDINGS LIMITED                 25 ROPEMAKER STREET,

                                           LONDON EC2Y 9LY

ML INVEST, INC                             WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER

                                           NORTH TOWER

                                           250 VESEY STREET

                                           NEW YORK

                                           NY 10281-1332

MERRILL LYNCH GROUP, INC                   WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER

                                           NORTH TOWER

                                           250 VESEY STREET

                                           NEW YORK

                                           NY 10281-1332

MERRILL LYNCH & CO, LNC                    WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER

                                           NORTH TOWER

                                           250 VESEY STREET

                                           NEW YORK

                                           NY 10281-1332
LONMIN PLC
21 SEPTEMBER 2000

LONMIN PLC WAS NOTIFIED ON 20 SEPTEMBER 2000 BY ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE
GROUP PLC (RSAIG) OF BROADGATE WEST, 9 APPOLD STREET, LONDON EC2A 2HG IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 198-202 (AS AMENDED) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 THAT
RSAIG HAS A DISCLOSABLE INTEREST IN 5,418,100 ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP1 EACH OF
THE COMPANY (REPRESENTING 3.04 PER CENT OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL) AS
DETAILED BELOW.

REGISTERED NAME                            NO OF SHARES

POOL REINSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED                 59,547
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LIMITED 'R' A/C
FOR PHOENIX ASSURANCE PUBLIC LIMITED

COMPANY AS BENEFICIAL OWNERS                    317,000
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD 'R' A/C FOR
ROYAL INSURANCE GROUP PENSION SCHEME
(UK EQUITIES) HELD ON BEHALF OF THE

TRUSTEES OF THE SCHEME                          317,000
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD 'R' A/C FOR
ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE LIFE & PENSIONS

LIMITED AS BENEFICIAL OWNERS                  1,664,000
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD 'R' A/C FOR
SUN ALLIANCE & LONDON ASSURANCE

COMPANY LIMITED AS BENEFICIAL OWNERS            791,000
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD 'R' A/C FOR
SAL PENSION FUND LIMITED (A WHOLLY
OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF RSAIG) AS THE
CORPORATE TRUSTEE OF SAL PENSION
SCHEME (THE SUN ALLIANCE OCCUPATIONAL

PENSION SCHEME)                                 521,000
CHASE NOMINEES LTD A/C CMBL
FOR INDIVIDUAL UNIT TRUSTS ON BEHALF OF
UNIT HOLDERS. THE FUNDS ARE MANAGED
BY ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE UNIT TRUST
MANAGEMENT LTD WHO HAVE THE RIGHT TO
EXERCISE FULL VOTING RIGHTS FOR THESE

SHARES                                            9,000
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD 'R' A/C FOR
ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE LINKED INSURANCES
LTD (RSALI) LIFE EQUITY FUND AS

BENEFICIAL OWNERS                               185,000
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD 'R' A/C FOR
RSALI LIFE INCOME DISTRIBUTION 1 FUND

AS BENEFICIAL OWNERS                             98,000
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD 'R' A/C FOR
RSALI LIFE INTERNATIONAL FUND AS

BENEFICIAL OWNERS                                69,000
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD 'R' A/C FOR
RSALI PENSIONS EQUITY FUND AS

BENEFICIAL OWNERS                             1,255,000
LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD 'R' A/C FOR
SUN ALLIANCE PENSIONS LTD -

INTERNATIONAL FUND                              120,000

ROYAL HERITAGE LIFE ASSURANCE LIMITED            12,553

                                TOTAL         5,418,100
NOTES

1) THE VOTING RIGHTS CARRIED BY THE SHARES DETAILED ABOVE ARE NOT SUBJECT TO AN
AGREEMENT UNDER WHICH ANOTHER PERSON OR COMPANY IS ENTITLED TO CONTROL THE
EXERCISE OF THE RIGHTS.

2) THE INTEREST OF PHOENIX ASSURANCE PLC, SUN ALLIANCE PENSIONS LTD AND SUN
ALLIANCE & LONDON ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD ARE ALSO DEEMED TO BE THE INTEREST OF
EACH OF THEIR PARENT COMPANY, ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE LIFE HOLDINGS LTD, ITS
PATENT ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE PLC AND ITS PARENT RSAIG BY MEANS OF THE PROVISIONS
OF SECTION 203 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985.

3) THE INTERESTS OF ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE LIFE & PENSIONS AND RSALI ARE ALSO
DEEMED TO BE THE INTEREST OF EACH OF THEIR PARENT COMPANY ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE
LIFE HOLDINGS LTD, ITS PARENT ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE PLC AND ITS PARENT
RSAIG BY MEANS OF THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 203 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985.
4) THE INTERESTS OF ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE TRUST COMPANY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE
DISCLOSED AND ACCORDINGLY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS NOTIFICATION.