LONMIN PLC - TR-1: Notification of major interest in shares

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")

29 May 2013


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights LONMIN PLC
are attached:


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 the                    INVESTEC ASSET MANAGEMENT
notification obligation:                                    (PTY) LIMITED

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):


5. Date of the transaction and date on which                 21.05.13
the threshold is crossed or reached:

6. Date on which issuer notified:                            28.05.13

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:              5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of       Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares              to the triggering
                    transaction
if possible         Number         Number     Number       Number of voting      % of voting rights
using               of             of         of           rights
the ISIN CODE       Shares         Voting     shares
                                   Rights     Direct       Direct   Indirect     Direct   Indirect
ORDINARY
USD1
                    28,987,013   28,987,013        -         -      28,213,480            4.96%
GB0031192486


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial         Expiratio   Exercise/             Number of voting        % of voting
instrument                n           Conversion            rights that may be      rights
                          date        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 voting     % of voting
financial            price       date         Conversion     rights instrument    rights
instrument                                    period         refers to
                                                                                  Nominal       Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                                 Percentage of voting rights

28,213,480                                              4.96%
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


15. Contact telephone number:                          020 7201 6053




Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd

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