Lonmin Plc - Holding in Company announcement

Lonmin Plc - Holding in Company announcement                                    
Lonmin Plc                                                                      
(Incorporated in England)                                                       
(Registered in the Republic of South Africa under registration number           
1969/000015/10)                                                                 
ISIN code: GB0031192486                                                         
Share code: LON                                                                 
Issuer code: LOLMI                                                              
("Lonmin")                                                                      
16 JULY 2004                                                                    
Lonmin Plc was notified on 15 July 2004 in accordance with Sections 198-202 of  
the Companies Act 1985 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 5,711,812 ordinary shares of US$1 each of
the Company (representing 4.03 per cent of the issued share capital).  Part of  
this holding may relate to hedging arrangements for customer transactions.      
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