LONMIN PLC - RE-DIRECTORATE

LONMIN PLC - RE-DIRECTORATE                                                     
GB0031192486                                                                    
8 May 2003                                                                      
The Board of Lonmin Plc is pleased to announce the appointment today of Michael 
Hartnall as an independent non-Executive Director of the Company.               
Mr Hartnall (60) has been Finance Director of Rexam Plc since 1987 and will     
retire from that office at Rexam"s Annual General Meeting on 15 May 2003.  Prior
to joining Rexam he was Managing Director of Mayhew Foods Plc.  He is currently 
also a non-executive director of Elementis Plc and Focus Wickes Plc.            
Mr Hartnall has also been appointed to the Lonmin Board"s Audit and Remuneration
Committees.                                                                     
Apart from his directorships of Rexam Plc, Elementis Plc and Focus Wickes Plc Mr
Hartnall has not been a director of any 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.                                                                      
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