Lonmin Plc - Directors" Shareholdings

Lonmin Plc - Directors" Shareholdings                                           
Lonmin Plc                                                                      
GB0031192486                                                                    
21 July 2004                                                                    
Directors" Shareholdings                                                        
In accordance with the rules of the Lonmin Plc Shareholder Value Incentive Plan 
(the "Plan") the following Executive Directors of Lonmin Plc have been granted  
Restricted Awards under the Plan.  The Plan was approved at the Company"s Annual
General Meeting held on 5 February 2004.                                        
The following Restricted Awards were allocated to Executive Directors on 20 July
2004, based upon the mid-market closing price for shares in Lonmin Plc on 19    
July 2004, of 956 pence.                                                        
Director                     Performance Shares                                 
B A Mills                    78,451                                             
I P Farmer                   26,773                                             
P J Ledger                   27,831                                             
J N Robinson                 30,266                                             
Awards under the Plan will normally vest on or shortly after the third          
anniversary of the award date.  The proportion of an award that vests will be   
subject to the attainment of certain performance conditions relating to the     
performance of the Company over the three financial years to which the award    
relates.                                                                        
A summary of the Plan is included in the Notice of Meeting for the 2004 AGM.    
This document can be accessed via the website of Lonmin Plc at : www.lonmin.com.
As a result of these allocations of these Restricted Awards, the revised share  
and option interests of the respective Directors in the shares of Lonmin Plc are
as follows:-                                                                    
Director        Shares      Existing       Existing    Shares held              
               allocated   Shareholdings  Share       in Trust by               
               under the                 Options     the Lonmin                 
               Restricted                           Plc Co-                     
Awards                               Investment                  

                                                   Plan                         
B A Mills       78,451                                 124,362                  
I P Farmer      26,773      2,680          116,018                              
P J Ledger      27,831      39,640*        105,170                              
J N Robinson    30,266      15,741         115,886                              
 Note:* These shares are held on trust for Mr Ledger by the Lonmin Plc Share    
Trust in respect of the Lonmin Plc Share Plan.                                  
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