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LON - Lonmin Plc - Notification of major interest in shares

Release Date: 03/06/2009 07:31
Code(s): LON LONN
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LON - Lonmin Plc - Notification of major interest 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") 2 JUNE 2009 For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
Lonmin Plc 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Initial Notification due to New FSA Rules X
Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject Prudential plc group of companies to thenotification obligation: iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv 01 June 2009
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v 02 June 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified: 13% to 16% 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation Resulting situation after the triggering ofshares previousto the transaction if possible triggeringtransa usingthe ction ISIN CODE Numbero Numbero Numbero Number of % of voting fShares fVoting f votingrights rights x Rights shares Direct Direct Indire Direct Indirect
xi ct xii ORD USD1 20,887, 20,887, 20,887, 20,887, 13.23% GB0031192486 450 450 450 450
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expirationd Exercise/ Number of % of financialins ate xiii Conversion votingrights that votingrights trument Period xiv may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exerci Expira Exercise/Co Number of % of voting financialins se tion nversion voting rights rights xix, xx trument price date period instrument xvii xviii refers to Nil Paid N/A N/A N/A 4,653,933 Nominal Delta Rights GB00B3Z9Y881 2.94% Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 25,541,383 16.18% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi 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: N/A 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: 13. Additional information: Calculations based on a Total Voting Rights figure of 157,824,581. 14. Contact name: Seema Kamboj Lonmin Plc
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7201 6053 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi LONMIN PLC
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached YES An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject XSTRATA ZINC BV to thenotification obligation: iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) N/A (if different from 3.):iv 1 JUNE 2009 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 2 JUNE 2009 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii HOLDING OF NIL PAID RIGHTS CARRYING THE RIGHT TO SUBSCRIBE FOR NEW
ORDINARY SHARES REPRESENTING 5.483% OF THE EXISTING ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL (WHICH EQUATES TO 4.486% OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL AS
ENLARGED BY THE NEW ORDINARY SHARES ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE RIGHTS ISSUE (AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH 13 BELOW)). THESE NIL PAID RIGHTS DO NOT CARRY
ANY VOTING RIGHTS. WHEN THE NEW ORDINARY SHARES ARE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE RIGHTS ISSUE, XSTRATA ZINC BV`S PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN VOTING
RIGHTS WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED AT 24.67% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation Resulting situation after the triggering ofshares previousto the transaction if possible triggeringtransa usingthe ction ISIN CODE Numbero Numbero Numbero Number of % of voting fShares fVoting f votingrights rights x
Rights shares Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect xi xii Lonmin 38,939, 38,939, 38,939, 24.67 Ordinary 421 421 421 Shares GB0031192486 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expirat Exercise/ Number of % of financialinstrum iondate Conversion votingrights votingrights ent xiii Period xiv that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/
converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expira Exerc Number of voting % of voting rights financialin price tion ise/C rights instrument xix, xx strument date onver refers to xvii sion perio d
xviii NIL PAID 900 3 June N/A 8,653,204 NIL Nominal Delta RIGHTS pence 2009 PAID RIGHTS THAT GIVE THE HOLDER
THE RIGHT TO SUBSCRIBE FOR 8,653,204 NEW ORDINARY SHARES.
THESE NIL PAID RIGHTS DO NOT CARRY ANY VOTING RIGHTS. WHEN THE
NEW ORDINARY SHARES ARE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE RIGHTS ISSUE,
XSTRATA ZINC BV`S PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN VOTING RIGHTS
WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED AT 24.67%
These nil N/A paid rights do not carry any voting
rights. When the new ordinary shares are
issued pursuant to the rights issue,
Xstrata Zinc BV`s percentage interest in
voting rights will remain unchanged at
24.67% Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED AT 24.67% A = 38,939,421 FOLLOWING THE ISSUE OF THE NEW ORDINARY SHARES PURSUANT TO THE C = 8,653,204 NIL PAID RIGHTS THAT GIVE RIGHTS ISSUE THE HOLDER THE RIGHT TO SUBSCRIBE FOR 8,653,204 NEW ORDINARY SHARES. THESE NIL PAID RIGHTS DO NOT CARRY ANY VOTING RIGHTS. WHEN THE NEW ORDINARY SHARES ARE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE RIGHTS ISSUE, XSTRATA ZINC BV`S PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN VOTING RIGHTS WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED AT 24.67% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi XSTRATA ZINC BV, XSTRATA (SCHWEIZ) AG AND XSTRATA PLC Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder N/A will ceaseto hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to N/A holdvoting rights: 13. Additional information: THIS NOTIFICATION IS BEING MADE FOLLOWING THE INTRODUCTION OF THE FSA`S NEW DISCLOSURE REGIME RELATING TO FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS WITH SIMILAR ECONOMIC EFFECT TO QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS THAT CAME INTO FORCE ON 1 JUNE 2009.
AS A RESULT OF XSTRATA ZINC BV`S HOLDING OF NIL PAID RIGHTS (WHICH CONSTITUTE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH SIMILAR ECONOMIC EFFECT TO QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND ARE
THEREFORE CAUGHT BY THE NEW REGIME) ISSUED TO IT IN CONNECTION WITH THE RIGHTS ISSUE ANNOUNCED BY LONMIN PLC ON 11 MAY 2009 (THE "RIGHTS ISSUE"), XSTRATA ZINC BV`S IS
REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THIS HOLDING OF NIL PAID RIGHTS. THIS HOLDING OF NIL PAID RIGHTS CARRIES THE
RIGHT TO SUBSCRIBE FOR NEW ORDINARY SHARES REPRESENTING 5.483% OF THE EXISTING ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL (WHICH EQUATES TO 4.486% OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL
AS ENLARGED BY THE NEW ORDINARY SHARES ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE RIGHTS ISSUE). THESE NIL PAID RIGHTS DO NOT CARRY ANY VOTING RIGHTS. WHEN THE NEW ORDINARY
SHARES ARE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE RIGHTS ISSUE, XSTRATA ZINC BV`S PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN VOTING RIGHTS WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED AT 24.67%
14. Contact name: Seema Kamboj, Lonmin plc 15. Contact telephone 020 7201 6053 number: Date: 03/06/2009 07:31:01 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.

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