RNS Number:9256S
Lonmin PLC
05 December 2003


5 DECEMBER 2003

Lonmin Plc was notified on 4 December 2003 by Threadneedle Asset Management
Limited, on behalf of American Express Company and its Group, of a notifiable
interest in 15,893,316 ordinary shares of US$1 each of the Company (equating to
11.263% of the issued share capital) in accordance with Section 198 (as amended)
of the Companies Act 1985.

Threadneedle is interested in the shares comprised in this notification by
virtue of its role as a fund manager, and the holding includes shares
beneficially owned by members of the American Express and Zurich Financial
Services Groups.

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