LONMIN PLC - Directorate change

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")

 16 February 2015


 DIRECTORATE CHANGE


 Lonmin Plc (the "Company") today announces the appointment of Varda Shine as an independent
 non-executive director of the Company, with immediate effect.

 Mrs Shine (51) served eight years as the Chief Executive Officer of De Beers Trading Company (DTC),
 the world’s largest rough diamond distribution company. She elected to leave DTC in February 2014
 having successfully managed the relocation of DTC’s London office to Botswana. Prior to this, Mrs
 Shine held several executive level and managerial positons, spanning a period of 30 years, within
 DTC and Diamdel Israel, De Beers’ principal trading subsidiary. During this time, Mrs Shine also
 served as the non-executive Chairperson of DTC Botswana, a 50/50 JV between De Beers and the
 Botswanan government and as the non-executive Chairperson of Namibia DTC, a 50/50 JV between
 De Beers and the Namibian government.

 Mrs Shine completed the Business Management Programme at Technion, the Israel Institute of
 Technology and the Advanced Management Programme at Oxford University. She is of British
 nationality.

 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). Mrs Shine does not have any direct beneficial
 interests in Lonmin ordinary shares of $1 each.

 Brian Beamish, Chairman of Lonmin said "I am delighted to welcome Varda to our Board. She brings
 with her considerable experience at a strategic and commercial level within the mining industry,
 particularly in the Southern African region. I have no doubt at all that Varda will make a significant
 contribution to Lonmin.”


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