Lonmin - Block Listing Six Monthly Return

     Lonmin - Block Listing Six Monthly Return                                  
     Lonmin Plc (Incorporated in England and Wales)                             
     (Registered in the Republic of South Africa under registration number      
1969/000015/10)                                                            
     JSE code: LON                                                              
     Issuer Code: LOLMI & ISIN: GB0031192486                                    
     ("Lonmin")                                                                 
11 OCTOBER 2006                                                            
     SCHEDULE 5 - BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN                              
     1.  Name of Company:     Lonmin Plc                                        
     2.  Name of Scheme:      The Lonmin Overseas & Associate Share             
Option Scheme ("ASSOC 84")                        

                              The Lonmin Executive Share Option Scheme          
                              (formerly the Overseas & Associate Share          
                              Option Scheme 1994) ("ASSOC 94")                  
The Lonmin Share Option Scheme 1984 ("SOS         

                              84")                                              
                              The Lonmin Share Option Scheme 1994 ("SOS         
                              94")                                              
The Lonmin Savings Related Share Option           

                              Scheme (1984 & 1994) ("SAYE")                     
                              The Lonmin Savings Related Share Option           
                              Scheme 1994 ("OASAYE")                            
The Lonmin Overseas & Associate Savings           

                              Related Share Option Scheme 1994 ("OASAYE         
                              94")                                              
                              3.75% Convertible Bond due 2008                   
("CONVERTIBLE BOND")                              

     3.  Period of return:    1 April 2006 to 30 September 2006                 
     4.  Number and class of                          Ord US$1                  
         share(s) (amount of                                                    
stock/debt           ASSOC 84                239,606                   
         security) already    ASSOC 94                      0                   
         listed but not       SOS 84                  405,352                   
         issued under scheme  SOS 94                  106,209                   
at end of last       SAYE                    127,609                   
         period :             OASAYE                  131,768                   
                              OASAYE 94                26,765                   
                              CONVERTIBLE BOND              0                   
5.  Number of shares     ASSOC 84                      0                   
         issued/allotted      ASSOC 94                 87,547                   
         under scheme during  SOS 84                        0                   
         period:              SOS 94                      743                   
SAYE                        604                   

                              OASAYE                        0                   
                              OASAYE 94                     0                   
                              CONVERTIBLE BOND             49                   
6.  Balance under        ASSOC 84                239,606                   
         scheme not yet       ASSOC 94*                52,518                   
         issued/allotted at   SOS 84                  405,352                   
         end of period:       SOS 94                  105,466                   
SAYE                    127,005                   

                              OASAYE                  131,768                   
                              OASAYE 94                26,765                   
                              CONVERTIBLE BOND**      999,951                   
* A block listing application for 140,065 shares was approved          
         on 12 April 2006                                                       
         ** A block listing application for 1,000,000 shares was                
         approved on 23 May 2006                                                
Please confirm total     142,914,832                                       
     number of shares in                                                        
     issue at the end of the                                                    
     period in order for us                                                     
to update our records:                                                     
     Contact for queries:     Seema Kamboj,                                     
                              Assistant Company                                 
                              Secretary                                         
Address:                 4 Grosvenor Place                                 
                              London                                            
                              SW1X 7YL                                          
     Telephone:               020 7201 6053                                     
END                                                                             
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