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LON - Lonmin Plc - 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") 25 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
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification group of companies obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 23 March 2009 threshold is crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 24 March 2009 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 13% to 12% 8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation Resulting situation after the triggering of shares previous to the transaction If possible triggering use ISIN transaction code Number Number Number Number of voting Percentage of of of of rights voting rights
shares voting shares rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB003119248 20,593,8 20,593, 20,496,6 20,496,696 12.98% 6 28 828 96 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights Percentage of financial date conversion that may be acquired voting rights instrument period/date (if the instrument exercised/converted)
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 20,496,696 12.98% 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 proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting N/A rights: 13. Additional information: 14 Contact name: Seema Kamboj 15. Contact telephone number: + 44 207 201 6053 Date: 25/03/2009 12:54:01 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.
