Regulatory Release - Fatality at Saffy Shaft 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") Regulatory Release - Fatality at Saffy Shaft It is with deep regret that Lonmin Plc (“the Company”) announces that an employee was fatally injured in a fall of ground incident at the Company’s Saffy shaft yesterday. An investigation is currently underway. Management and the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) have stopped all stoping and development operations at Saffy shaft. Production activities will remain suspended until that investigation, which is being undertaken in partnership with all stakeholders, is complete. CEO Ben Magara said: "We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of our colleague. Safety is our priority. We are working with the relevant authorities and all stakeholders to establish the cause of this tragic accident.” 15 August 2013 Lonmin Plc 4 Grosvenor Place London SW1X 7YL United Kingdom T: +44 (0)20 7201 6000 F: +44 (0)20 7201 6100 www.lonmin.com ENQUIRIES Investors / Analysts: Lonmin Ruli Diseko (Investor Relations Manager) +27 11 218 8300 Media: Cardew Group James Clark / Georgina Hall +44 20 7930 0777 Sue Vey +27 72 644 9777 Brunswick – Johannesburg Cecilia de Almeida +27 11 502 7400 / +27 83 325 9169 Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd Notes to editors Lonmin, which is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, is one of the world's largest primary producers of PGMs. These metals are essential for many industrial applications, especially catalytic converters for internal combustion engine emissions, as well as their widespread use in jewellery. Lonmin's operations are situated in the Bushveld Complex in South Africa, where nearly 80% of known global PGM resources are found. The Company creates value for shareholders through mining, refining and marketing PGMs and has a vertically integrated operational structure - from mine to market. Lonmin's mining operations extract ore from which the Process Division produces refined PGMs for delivery to customers. Underpinning the operations is the Shared Services function which provides high quality levels of support and infrastructure across the operations. For further information please visit our website: http://www.lonmin.com Date: 15/08/2013 01:30:00 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.