Lonmin - Holding In Company

Lonmin - Holding In Company                                                     
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")                                                                      
31 OCTOBER 2006                                                                 
In accordance with Section 198 of the UK Companies Act 1985, Lonmin Plc has     
today been notified by Morgan Stanley Securities Limited ("MSSL") that on       
26 October 2006 MSSL acquired an interest in 4,778,096 shares, representing 3.32
per cent of the issued share capital of the Company.                            
MSSL is a member of the Morgan Stanley group of companies.  Those group         
companies which are direct or indirect holding companies of MSSL are, under the 
terms of Section 203 of the Companies Act 1985, each interested by attribution  
in any shares in which MSSL are interested.                                     
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