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") REGULATORY RELEASE 9 October 2013 DIRECTORATE CHANGE Lonmin Plc (the “Company”) today announces the appointment of Brian Beamish as an independent non-executive director of the Company, with effect from 1 November 2013. Mr Beamish (56) was, until September 2013, the Group Director Mining and Technology of Anglo American plc, at the culmination of a 36 year career with that group. His previous roles included four years as Operations Director of Anglo Platinum and working as COO and subsequently CEO of Anglo American’s global Base Metals business. A graduate in mechanical engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand and of the PMD programme at Harvard Business School, he has career-long experience of the mining industry, largely gained in operational roles in South Africa and latterly in other parts of the world, particularly South America. He has dual British and South African citizenship. Mr Beamish was a director of JSE-listed Anglo American Platinum Limited from May 2010 to 30 September 2013. In accordance with the Listing Rules, Lonmin confirms that there are no additional matters that would require disclosure under LR 9.6.13 R (1) to (6). Mr Beamish does not have any direct beneficial interests in Lonmin ordinary shares of $1 each. Roger Phillimore, Chairman of Lonmin said “I am delighted that Brian has agreed to join our Board. His experience and deep knowledge of mining, particularly in a South African context, will add considerably to our Board discussions and I look forward to the contribution that he will undoubtedly make to the development of Lonmin”. – ENDS – ENQUIRIES Investors / Analysts: Lonmin Tanya Chikanza (Head of Investor Relations) +27 11 218 8358 / +44 20 7201 6007 Media: Cardew Group Anthony Cardew/James Clark +44 20 7930 0777 Sue Vey +27 72 644 9777 1 Brunswick - Johannesburg Tim Schultz +27 11 502 7400 / +27 82 309 2496 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 2 Date: 09/10/2013 02:29:00 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.