TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

Lonmin plc ("Lonmin")

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Xstrata plc

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

N/A

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

1 October 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1 October 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

24%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code 

Lonmin

Ordinary shares

GB0031192486

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

16,706,481

Number of voting rights

16,706,481

Number of shares

38,939,421

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

38,939,421

Direct

Indirect

24.9%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

38,939,421

24.9%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

The shares in Lonmin are held by Xstrata Zinc B.V. a wholly owned subsidiary of Xstrata plc

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

14 Contact name:

Seema Kamboj, Lonmin Plc

15. Contact telephone name:

020 7201 5053