Lonmin - Holding in Company

Lonmin - Holding in Company                                                     
Lonmin Plc                                                                      
("Lonmin")                                                                      
(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                                                              
31 JANUARY 2005                                                                 
Lonmin Plc was notified on 28 January 2005 by Prudential Plc in accordance with 
Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) that Prudential Plc and certain  
of its subsidiaries have a notifiable interest with effect from 27 January 2005 
in the ordinary shares of US$1 each of the Company :-                           
                                           HOLDING              TOTAL           
NOTIFIABLE      

                                                                INTEREST        
                                                                (Percent)       
Prudential plc                             16,920,739           11.94           
M&G Group Limited                          16,824,992           11.88           
M&G Investment Management Limited          16,797,576           11.86           
M&G Limited                                16,824,992           11.88           
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited   5,995,853            4.23            
The address of Prudential Plc and of the companies identified is Laurence       
Pountney Hill, London, ECR4 0HH.                                                
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