LONMIN PLC

26 MARCH 1999

THE BOARD OF LONMIN PLC ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT MR ROBIN WHITTEN HAS CONFIRMED HIS
INTENTION TO RETIRE AS A DIRECTOR WITH EFFECT FROM 31 MARCH 1999.

MR WHITTEN JOINED LONRHO IN 1978 AND HAS SERVED AS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR
OVER 18 YEARS AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPANY'S TREASURY FUNCTIONS. IN 1994
HE WAS APPOINTED FINANCE DIRECTOR AND PLAYED A CENTRAL ROLE IN THE COMPANY'S
SUCCESSFUL CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING.

COMMENTING ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT, SIR JOHN CRAVEN, CHAIRMAN OF LONMIN, SAID
"ROBIN WHITTEN HAS GIVEN OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO LONRHO OVER MANY YEARS. ROBIN
HAD INDICATED HIS WISH TO RETIRE ONCE THE TRANSITION FROM CONGLOMERATE TO
FOCUSED MINING COMPANY WAS COMPLETE. THE FACT THAT LONMIN FACES THE FUTURE WITH
A STRONG BALANCE SHEET AND HEALTHY CASH FLOW IS DUE, IN NO SMALL MEASURE, TO
ROBIN'S CONTRIBUTION. WE WISH HIM A LONG AND HAPPY RETIREMENT".

JOHN ROBINSON, 44, WHO WILL SUCCEED MR WHITTEN AS FINANCE DIRECTOR, HAS BEEN A
MEMBER OF THE COMPANY'S FINANCE COMMITTEE SINCE 1992. HE READ ECONOMICS AT
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY AND QUALIFIED AS A CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT IN 1978. WORKING
INITIALLY AS A FINANCIAL ANALYST FOR LONRHO, MR ROBINSON HAS LATTERLY BEEN
EMPLOYED IN A SENIOR CAPACITY WORKING WITH THE COMPANY'S MINING OPERATIONS.
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