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LON - Lonmin Plc - Notification of major intresst 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 SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the Lonmin Plc underlying 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 X 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 to Prudential plc group of companies the notification obligation: iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction and date 24 July 2009 on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 27 July 2009 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed See item 13 or reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation Resulting situation after the triggering of shares previous to the transaction if possible triggering using the transaction ISIN CODE Number Number Number of Number of % of voting
of of shares voting rights rights x Shares Voting Rights Direct Direct Indire Direct Indirec
xi ct xii t ORD USD1 25,271, 25,271, 25,372,460 25,372, 13.15% GB0031192486 276 276 460
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expirat Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial ion Conversion Period rights that may rights instrument date xiv be acquired if xiii the instrument is exercised/ 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/ Number of voting % of voting financial se tion Conversion rights rights xix, instrument price date period instrument xx xvii xviii refers to
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Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 25,372,460 13.15% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial 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 N/A cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to N/A hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G
Limited) has moved to a 13% notifiable interest triggering this notification. 14. Contact name: Seema Kamboj Lonmin Plc
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