Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

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

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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:

NWQ Holdings, LLC

Nuveen Investments, Inc.

Windy City Investments, Inc.

Windy City Investments Holdings, LLC

MDCP Holdco (Windy), LLC

Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-A, L.P.

Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-C, L.P.

Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V Executive-A, L.P.

Madison Dearborn Partners V-A&C, L.P.

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

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

7 October 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10 October 2008

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

1% change

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0031192486

1,750,185

1,604,358

1,604,358

1.02%

US54336Q2030

5,959,888

3,998,477

3,998,477

2.56%

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

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

5,602,835

3.58%

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

The voting rights are held by Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC which is controlled by NWQ Holdings, LLC, which is in turn controlled by Nuveen Investments, Inc, which is in turn controlled by Windy City Investments, Inc., which is in turn controlled by Windy City Investments Holdings, L.L.C., which is in turn controlled by MDCP Holdco (Windy), LLC, which is in turn controlled by Madison Dearborn Partners V-A&C, L.P. through its management of various private equity funds: Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-A, L.P., Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-C, L.P., and Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V Executive-A, L.P.

Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC notified its interest to the issuer on 29 October 2007 and its interest had not changed. 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

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

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

13. Additional information:

14 Contact name:

Seema Kamboj, Lonmin Plc

15. Contact telephone number:

+ 44 207 201 6053