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")                              
Lonmin Plc                                                                      
Directorate Change                                                              
Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.11 R (3) Lonmin Plc ("the Company") confirms that, 
as previously planned and announced, Alan Ferguson has today resigned as a      
director of the Company. This is the last step in the transition of Lonmin`s    
operational management from London to South Africa, which has progressed        
smoothly and in line with our expectations.                                     
In addition, as previously announced, Mahomed Seedat joins the board as a non-  
executive director of the Company on 1 January 2011. He has been appointed as a 
member of the Safety & Sustainability Committee and the newly-created           
Transformation Committee, with effect from the same date.    There have been no 
changes to the regulatory information previously disclosed in respect of Mr     
Seedat.                                                                         
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