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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") 27 JULY 2009 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
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 Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) to the notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions (if different from 3.): Management) Limited (PMC) 22 July 2009 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 24 July 2009 7. Threshold(s) that is/are From 3% - 4% (L&G) crossed or reached: 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering of shares to the triggering transaction if transaction possible using the ISIN CODE Number Number Number of voting % of voting of of Number rights rights Shares Voting of
Rights shares Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ORD 7,714,08 7,714,08 7,744,1 7,744,1 4.01 USD 0.01 4 4 78 78 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Number of voting Type of Expira- Exercise/ rights that may be % of voting financial tion- Conversion acquired if the rights instrument date Period instrument is exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Ex- Expira Exercis Number of voting % of voting financial ercise tion e/ rights instrument rights instrument price date Conver- refers to sion period Nomina Delta l
Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 7,744,178 4.01 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (7,744,178-4.01 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (7,066,480-3.66% = PMC) Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (7,066,480-3.66% = PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder N/A will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to N/A hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 192,896,710
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