LON - Lonmin Plc - Directorate Change

LON - Lonmin Plc - Directorate Change                                           
Lonmin Plc (Incorporated in England and Wales)                                  
(Registered in the Republic of South Africa under registration number           
1969/000015/10)                                                                 
JSE code: LON                                                                   
Issuer Code: LOLMI & ISIN: GB0031192486 ("Lonmin")                              
16 November 2009                                                                
Lonmin Plc                                                                      
Directorate Change                                                              
Lonmin Plc (the "Company") announces that it has been advised by Peter Godsoe,  
a Non-executive Director, that after eight years of service he does not intend  
to seek re-election to the Board when his current term of office expires at     
the Company`s AGM on 28 January 2010.  Mr Godsoe will therefore retire from     
the Board at the conclusion of that meeting.                                    
Roger Phillimore, Chairman of the Board said:                                   
"On behalf of the Board, I extend our thanks to Peter for his important         
contribution to the development of the Company since 2001.  Lonmin has          
benefited handsomely from Peter`s knowledge, experience and ability to          
identify the keystone of an issue and the logic of its resolution".             
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