LON - Lonmin Plc - Notification of major interests in shares

LON - Lonmin Plc - Notification 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:  notification of major interests in shares                                
1. Identity of the issuer or the       Lonmin PLC                               
underlying issuer of existing shares                                            
to which voting rights are attached:                                            
2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate                 
box or boxes)                                                                   
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights               x                     
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): Please refer to item 13                                 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to   Prudential plc group of                  
the notification obligation:           companies                                
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if     See attached schedule                    
different from 3.):                                                             
5. Date of the transaction (and date   18 September 2008                        
on which the threshold is crossed or                                            
reached if different):                                                          
6. Date on which issuer notified:      19 September 2008                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 12%                                      
reached:                                                                        
8. Notified details:                                                            
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                             
Class/type Situation         Resulting situation after the                      
of shares  previous to the   triggering transaction                             
(if        Triggering                                                           
possible   transaction                                                          
using the                                                                       
ISIN CODE)                                                                      
          Number   Number   Number   Number of      % of                        
          of       of       of       voting rights  voting                      
Shares   Voting   shares   ix             rights                      
                   Rights                                                       
                   viii                                                         
                            Direct   Direct   Indi  Dire  Indi                  
x        rect  ct    rect                  

                                              xi                                
GB00311924 18,715   18,715,  19,034,  19,034,        12.1                       
86         ,841     841      741      741            7%                         
B: Financial Instruments                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii                        
Type of      Expirat  Exercise/       Number of        % of                     
financial    ion      Conversion      voting rights    voting                   
instrument   date     Period/ Date    that may be      rights                   
            xiii     xiv             acquired if the                            
                                     instrument is                              
                                     exercised/                                 
converted.                                 

N/A          N/A      N/A             N/A              N/A                      
Total (A+B)                                                                     
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights                               
19,034,741                     12.17%                                           
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting                    
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held,                   
if applicable xv:                                                               
Prudential plc (parent Company)                                                 
M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)                   
M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)                      
M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of                   
M&G Limited)                                                                    
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned                          
subsidiary of Prudential plc)                                                   
Proxy Voting:                                                                   
10. Name of the proxy holder:           N/A                                     
11. Number of voting rights proxy       N/A                                     
holder will cease to hold:                                                      
12. Date on which proxy holder will     N/A                                     
cease to hold voting rights:                                                    
13. Additional                                                                  
information:                                                                    
14. Contact name:          Seema Kamboj                                         
Lonmin Plc                                            

15. Contact telephone      020 7201 6053                                        
number:                                                                         
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