Lonmin Plc - Holding In Company

Lonmin Plc - Holding In Company                                                 
Lonmin Plc                                                                      
Share code: LON                                                                 
Isin: GB0031192486                                                              
5 SEPTEMBER 2005                                                                
Lonmin Plc was notified on 2 September 2005 by Prudential Plc in accordance with
Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) that Prudential Plc and, within  
this overall holding, certain of its subsidiaries have a notifiable interest    
with effect from 1 September 2005 in the ordinary shares of US$1 each of the    
Company:-                                                                       
                                             HOLDING           TOTAL            
NOTIFIABLE       

                                                               INTEREST         
                                                               (Percent)        
Prudential plc                               19,918,007        14.02            
M&G Group Limited                            19,918,007        14.02            
M&G Investment Management Limited            19,890,865        14.01            
M&G Limited                                  19,918,007        14.02            
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited     6,439,324         4.53             
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