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 : GB00BYSRJ698 ("Lonmin") REGULATORY RELEASE 6 March 2017 Directorate Change The Board of Lonmin Plc announces that Ben Moolman has resigned as Chief Operating Officer and as a Director for personal reasons. He will leave with effect from 5th April 2017. Lonmin’s Chief Executive, Ben Magara said: “My colleagues and I would like to thank Ben for his contribution to Lonmin and wish him well in his future career.” - ENDS - ENQUIRIES Investors / Analysts: Tanya Chikanza (Head of Investor Relations) +27 11 218 8358 / +44 207 201 6007 Andrew Mari (Investor Relations Manager) +27 11 218 8420 Media: Wendy Tlou +27 11 218 8385 /+27 83 358 0049 Anthony Cardew / Emma Crawshaw, Cardew Group +44 207 930 0777 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 more than 70% 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 1 Date: 06/03/2017 11:05:00 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.