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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") 5 JUNE 2009 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Lonmin Plc issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 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 X Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to Prudential plc group of thenotification obligation: iii companies 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich 04 June 2009 the threshold is crossed orreached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 05 June 2009 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 16% to 13% 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, 25,541, 25,541, 13.24% GB0031192486 450 450 383 383
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expirationd Exercise/ Number of % of financialin ate xiii Conversion votingrights that may votingrights strument Period xiv 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 Exercise Number of voting % of voting financialin price tion /Convers rights instrument rights xix, xx strument date ion refers to xvii period
xviii Nomin Delta al
Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 25,541,383 13.24% 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: 10. Name of the 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: Calculations based on a Total Voting Rights figure of 192,896,710.
This notification is a result of the 4,653,933 NP rights being taken up.
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