Lonmin Plc - Holding In Company

Lonmin Plc - Holding In Company                                                 
Lonmin Plc                                                                      
Share code :   LON                                                              
ISIN :         GB0031192486                                                     
19 JANUARY 2006                                                                 
Lonmin Plc was notified on 18 January 2006 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 as 
at 16 January 2006 in the ordinary shares of US$1 each of the Company:-         
                                           HOLDING     TOTAL NOTIFIABLE         
                                                       INTEREST                 
(Percent)                

Prudential plc                             21,438,682  15.07                    
M&G Group Limited                          21,375,712  15.03                    
M&G Investment Management Limited          21,234,725  14.93                    
M&G Limited                                21,375,712  15.03                    
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited   6,474,714   4.55                     
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