Lonmin - Holding In Company

Lonmin - Holding In Company                                                     
Lonmin Plc                                                                      
(Incorporated in England)                                                       
(Registered in the Republic of South Africa under registration number           
1969/000015/10)                                                                 
Share code: LON                                                                 
ISIN code: GB0031192486                                                         
Issuer code: LOLMI                                                              
("Lonmin")                                                                      
28 JANUARY 2005                                                                 
On 27 January 2005 Lonmin Plc was notified by Aviva plc and its subsidiary      
company, Morley Fund Management Limited, that they hold a material interest in  
4,299,881 ordinary shares of US$1 each in the capital of the Company, equating  
to 3.04 per cent of the issued capital of this class.                           
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