RNS Number:0864I
Lonmin PLC
27 February 2003

27 February 2003


Lonmin Plc was notified on 26 February 2003 by Threadneedle Asset Management
Limited on behalf of Zurich Financial Services and its Group of the following
interests in ordinary shares of US$1 each of the Company in accordance with
Sections 198 (as amended) of the Companies Act 1985:


Notifiable Interest:

Registered Owner                                          Designated Account                    Number of

                                                                                                Shares

BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                    219059                                   48,305
                                                          219064                                   79,969
                                                          219077                                    4,462
                                                          219078                                    2,870
                                                          219081                                    4,551

Littledown Nominees Ltd                                   27642                                    38,528
                                                          02891                                 2,855,400
                                                          07198                                   177,122
                                                          07201                                    52,015
                                                          07205                                   250,632
                                                          21688                                   151,010
                                                          03449                                   240,000
                                                          07199                                    13,808
                                                          09890                                    37,932
                                                          02642                                    91,620
                                                          07207                                   202,316

TOTAL                                                                                           4,250,540

Current ownership percentage                                                                        3.01%


Littledown Nominees Ltd is a nominee for the ZFS Group subsidiaries: Allied
Dunbar Assurance plc, Eagle Star Insurance Company Ltd; Eagle Star Life
Assurance Company Ltd; Zurich Financial Services UK Pension Trustee Ltd; Eagle
Star Executives Pension Trustee Ltd; Eagle Star Securities Ltd; Sceptre Trust
Ltd; Home & Overseas Insurance Company Ltd; Threadneedle Pensions Ltd; and J.P.
Morgan Trustee and Depositary Company Ltd, the Trustee for Eagle Star Unit
Managers Ltd and the Depository to Threadneedle Investment Funds ICVC. It is
also a nominee for various companies not within the ZFS Group.


BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd is a nominee for the ZFS Group subsidiaries: Zurich
Insurance Company (UK) Ltd, Zurich Life Assurance Company Ltd and Zurich
International (UK) Ltd. It is also a nominee for various companies not within
the ZFS Group.


ZFS is Zurich Financial Services, a company incorporated in Switzerland.


This notification is made on behalf of:


Allied Dunbar Assurance plc.


Eagle Star Group Services Limited; Eagle Star Insurance Company Limited; Eagle
Star Life Assurance Company Limited, Zurich Financial Services UK Pension
Trustee Limited; Eagle Star Executives Pension Trustee Limited and Eagle Star
Holdings Limited.


Threadneedle Asset Management Limited, Threadneedle Pensions Limited and
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited.


Geneva Life Insurance Company, Zurich International (UK) Limited, Zurich Life
Insurance Company, Assuricum AG, Zurich Specialties London Limited, Zurich
Holdings (UK) Limited, Zurich Life Assurance Company Limited, Zurich Insurance
Company (UK) Limited and Zurich Insurance Company.


Allied Zurich Holdings Limited, Zurich Financial Services (UKISA) Limited,
Zurich Group Holding, Zurich Insurance Company and Allied Zurich plc, the
intermediate holding companies of the aforementioned companies and Zurich
Financial Services their ultimate holding company.


The shares could be available for lending and this could lead to a short term
re-registration.


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