Lonmin Plc - Appointment of Non-Executive Director

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ISIN Code: GB0002568144
Lonmin Plc
Appointment of Non-Executive Director

The Board of Lonmin Plc announces the appointment today of Peter C. Godsoe
B.Sc., M.B.A., F.C.A., D.C.L., LL.D as an independent non-Executive Director
of the Company.

Mr Godsoe (age 63) is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
The Bank of Nova Scotia and a non-Executive Director of Empire Company
Limited and Ingersoll-Rand Company, each being publicly quoted companies. He
is also a non-Executive Director of Institute of International Finance and
International Monetary Conference.

Mr Godsoe has not been a director of any other publicly quoted company in
the five years preceding this appointment and there are no matters relating
to him which are required to be disclosed by Lonmin in compliance with the
obligations referred to in paragraph 6F2(b)-(g) of the Listing Rules of the
UK Listing Authority.
For further information please contact:
Anthony Cardew, Cardew & Co.  020 7930 0777