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LON - Lonmin Plc - TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 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") TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the Lonmin plc ("Lonmin") underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) Yes An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):______________ 3. Full name of person(s) Xstrata plc subject to notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) N/A (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and 6 August 2008 date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer 7 August 2008 notified:
7. Threshold(s) that is/are 10% crossed or reached: 8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/typ Situation Resulting situation after the triggering e of previous to the transaction shares triggering If transaction possible use ISIN code Lonmin Ordinary shares GB0031192 486 Number Number Number Number of voting Percentage of voting of of of rights rights shares voting shares rights
Nil 16,706, Nil 481
Direct Indirec Direct Indirect t 10.68% 16,706,
481 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights Percentage financial date conversion that may be acquired of voting instrument period/date (if the instrument rights exercised/converted)
Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 16,706,481 10.68% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: The shares in Lonmin are held by Xstrata Zinc B.V. a wholly owned subsidiary of Xstrata plc Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights N/A proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy N/A holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14 Contact name: Richard Elliston 15. Contact telephone name: 020 7968 2885 7 August 2008 Date: 07/08/2008 16:41:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.
