NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ("PDMRS") 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") NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ("PDMRS") Pursuant to DTR 3.1.4 R, Lonmin Plc (the "Company") confirms that nil cost options were granted on 15 January 2013 under the Company's Annual Share Award Plan ("ASAP Awards”) to Simon Scott, Acting Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer, and the PDMRs listed below. Director/PDMR Position Number of shares Simon Scott Acting CEO/CFO 44,171 Albert Jamieson Chief Commercial Officer 44,293 Barnard Mokwena Executive Vice-President Human Capital 37,465 and External Affairs Mark Munroe Executive Vice-President Mining 42,654 Natascha Viljoen Executive Vice-President Processing 39,209 As in the previous year, the participants’ bonus paid under the Balanced Scorecard Bonus Plan is matched with ASAP Awards of an equivalent gross amount, which are settled in shares at the point of exercise. ASAP Awards are not subject to a post-grant performance condition as the FY2012 bonus plan acts as a pre-grant condition. They will vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant (subject to continued employment) and can be exercised at any time during the seven year period thereafter. 17 January 2013 Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Limited Date: 17/01/2013 07:05:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.