Holding(s) in Company

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Lonmin Plc

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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

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

n/a

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

n/a

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

n/a

Other (please specify):

n/a

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

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

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

• Capital Guardian Trust Company

• Capital International Limited

• Capital International SÁrl

• Capital International, Inc.

• Capital Research and Management Company

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

9 June 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10 June 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

Above 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

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14,770,673

14,770,673

20,432,223

3.4986%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

-

-

-

-

-

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

-

-

-

-

-

Nominal

Delta

-

-

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

20,432,223

3.4986%

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

Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC") is the parent company of Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC"). CRMC is the parent company of Capital Group International, Inc. which is parent company of each of Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital International Inc, Capital International Limited, Capital International Sarl and Capital International K.K. Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares for its own account.

 Voting rights are held through its controlled undertakings as set out below.

CGC 20,432,223 Shares 3.499%

Capital Guardian Trust Company 7,164,865 Shares 1.227%

Capital International Limited 70,370 Shares 0.012%

Capital International SArl 3,346,007 Shares 0.573%

Capital International, Inc. 7,363,566 Shares 1.261%

CRMC 2,487,415 Shares 0.426%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

John Morrison, Lonmin Plc

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 20 7201 6044