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                                                              
23 August 2005                                                                  
Holding in Company                                                              
In accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended by the         
Companies Act 1989) Lonmin Plc was yesterday notified by Lloyds TSB Group Plc   
that it is interested in 5,660,883 ordinary shares of US$1 each of the Company  
equating to 3.986 per cent of the issued share capital.                         
This notification is made on behalf of Lloyds TSB Group plc and its             
subsidiaries.                                                                   
The interest is held as follows:                                                
Subsidiary                     Shares      Percentage                           
Lloyds TSB Private Banking     104,688     0.074                                
Lloyds TSB Registrars          80          0.000                                
Scottish Widows Investment     5,556,115   3.912                                
Partnership                                                                     
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