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LON - Lonmin - 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") 6 MARCH 2009 Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007 For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex TR-1: Notifications 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 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):______________ Prudential plc group of 3. Full name of person(s) companies subject to notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): 4 March 2009 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 5 March 2009 6. Date on which issuer notified: 12% to 13% 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to the triggering transaction shares If possible use ISIN code Number of shares Number of voting rights
GB0031192486 20,482,398 20,482,398 Table Continued 8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights shares
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 20,582,398 20,582,398 13.04% 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)
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 20,582,398 13.04% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 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) M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential 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: Seema Kamboj 15. Contact telephone number: + 44 207 201 6053 Date: 06/03/2009 12:58:54 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.
