LONMIN PLC - NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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")

6 December 2012

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
notification obligation:                                    INVESTEC ASSET MANAGEMENT
                                                            (PTY) LIMITED
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):


5. Date of the transaction and date on which
the threshold is crossed or reached:                                          03.12.12

6. Date on which issuer notified:
                                                                              05.12.12
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 using   Number       Number       Number    Number of voting           % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE       of           of           of        rights
                    Shares       Voting       shares
                                 Rights       Direct    Direct       Indirect      Direct   Indirect

Ordinary USD01
                    10,015,098   10,427,028   -         -            10,427,028               5.13%
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

10,427,028                                                  5.13%
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

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