Dealings by Director 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") 27 August 2014 Notification of Transactions of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") Pursuant to DTR 3.1.4 R, Lonmin Plc (the "Company") confirms that 43,434 shares in the Company were released on 26 August 2014 to Ben Magara, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company. These shares form the first of three equal tranches of shares due to be released under the Retention Award for 130,302 shares granted on 10 July 2013 to compensate Mr Magara for the loss of various incentives which resulted from his departure from his previous employer, Anglo American Platinum Limited. The remaining two tranches will vest, subject to continued service, on 31 May 2015 and 31 May 2016. The release of these shares resulted in the transaction detailed below: Name of Total no. of No. of shares Remaining No. of shares No. of shares Sale price PDMR shares released in shares under sold in London retained (GB pence) awarded in first tranche Retention on 26 August Retention Award 2014 Award on 10 July 2013 Ben Magara 130,302 43,434 86,868 18,942 24,492 220.44 Following the above transaction, Mr Magara’s shareholding has increased to 53,644 shares in the Company. END Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd Date: 27/08/2014 03:51:00 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.