RNS Number:6159K
Lonmin PLC
01 May 2003



1 MAY 2003

Lonmin Plc was notified on 30 April 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                           219064        114,461
                                                 219077          4,462
                                                 219078          2,870
                                                 219059         48,305


Littledown Nominees Ltd                           02642         91,620
                                                  09890         37,932
                                                  07199         13,808
                                                  07207        202,316
                                                  21688        133,332
                                                  07205        167,631
                                                  27642         46,147
                                                  07198        279,883
                                                  02891      2,855,400
                                                  03449        240,000

                         TOTAL                               4,238,167


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 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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