LONMIN PLC - Lonmin in discussions on reducing cost

Lonmin in discussions on reducing cost

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

7 May 2015

Lonmin in Discussions on Reducing Costs

Lonmin Plc (“Lonmin” or “the Company”) is in consultations with unions and employees over efforts to reduce costs.
These reductions are aimed at protecting the Company and its employees against persistent low Platinum Group Metal
(“PGM”) prices.

Lonmin hopes to be able to complete this process without needing to make forced retrenchments, which it regards as a
last resort. Proposals under discussion would lead to c.10% reduction in labour cost and equates to around 3,500
people. This reduction should hopefully be achieved through a voluntary process.

Chief Executive Officer, Ben Magara, said: “The mining industry is going through another challenging economic cycle
and we need to make difficult decisions to maintain the resilience of our business and protect employment. Our cost
controls so far have been encouraging but the price of our metals is beyond our control and we need to make further
savings, including seeking voluntary reductions in our labour force which represents around 60% of our total costs.”

Mr Magara added: “These are tough conversations but I am encouraged by our employees’ appreciation of the
situation. That is a reflection of the huge effort all parties have made to understand one another better in recent
months and we are all seeing the benefit of that now.”

The efficiencies and savings needed are being implemented from top to bottom such that the Executive Committee
headcount has been reduced by 22%.

Ben Magara concluded: “Nobody wants this, but we all have to protect the future of the business for as many
employees as possible. I hope that we can do this together, for the benefit of the majority. Better times are ahead, but
we need to get from here to there.”

A further update will be provided with the Company’s Interim Results announcement on Monday, 11 May 2015.

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ENQUIRIES

Investors / Analysts:
Lonmin
Tanya Chikanza (Head of Investor Relations)         +44 20 7201 6007 / +27 83 391 2859

Media:
Cardew Group
Anthony Cardew / James Clark                        +44 (0)20 7930 0777
Sue Vey                                             +27 60 523 7953

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 Igneous 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. 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


Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd




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