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LON - Lonmin Plc - TR-1: 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") 5 JUNE 2009 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying LONMIN Plc issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): X 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
Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject SARASIN & PARTNERS LLP to the notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): BANK OF NEW YORK (BRUSSELS AND LONDON) BANK SARASIN & CO (ZURICH)
BNP PARIBAS SECURITY SERVICES (GUERNSEY, ISLE OF MAN AND JERSEY)
CITIBANK N.A. (CANARY WHARF AND HONG KONG) CREDIT AGRICOLE (SUISSE) SA (ZURICH)
DEUTSCHE BANK INTL LTD (ST HELIER) FORTIS BANQUE LUXEMBOURG SA (EFA)
FORTIS GLOBAL CUSTODY SERVICES N.V (AMSTERDAM) HSBC BANK PLC (GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES (UK)
LTD) HSBC BANK PLC (INTERNATIONAL FUND SERVICES)
JM FINN & CO (LONDON) RBS GLOBAL SERVICES (LONDON)
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO (LONDON) NORTHERN TRUST (LONDON) 5. Date of the transaction and 04/06/2009 date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 05/06/2009 7. Threshold(s) that is/are Below 5% crossed or reached: 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation Resulting situation after the triggering shares previous transaction to the if possible triggering using transaction the ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting Of Of of shares rights rights Shares Voting
Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0031192486 1,778, 1,678,495 1,678,495 0.8702% 526
(Nil Paid Rights with
no voting rights )
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial date Conversion rights that may be rights instrument Period acquired if the instrument is exercised/
converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting financial price date Conversion voting rights instrument period rights instrument refers to Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 1,678,495 0.8702% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Seema Kamboj, Lonmin Plc 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7201 6053 Date: 05/06/2009 14:00:03 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.
