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LONMIN PLC - Amended Opening position disclosure - Lonmin

Release Date: 15/01/2018 16:45
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Amended Opening position disclosure - Lonmin

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")

15 January 2018


This announcement replaces the previous SENS announcement S393921 released at
11:30 on 27 December 2017. Amendment made to section 3(d). All other information
                              remains unchanged.

                                                                                       FORM 8 (OPD)

         PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER
                 Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1.      KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:                                     Lonmin Plc

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short                  N/A
    positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
    The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is
    insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and
    beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose                Lonmin Plc
    relevant securities this form relates:
    Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?                OFFEREE

(e) Date position held:                                         21 December 2017
    The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the            Sibanye Gold Limited (trading as
    discloser making disclosures in respect of any              "Sibanye-Stillwater")
    other party to the offer?
    If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”

2.      POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant
securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for
each additional class of relevant security.

(a)     Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree
        to which the disclosure relates

Class of relevant security:

                                                  Interests                  Short positions
                                                Number             %         Number          %
(1) Relevant securities owned                     Nil              -           Nil           -
    and/or controlled:
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                      Nil                -         Nil                -

(3) Stock-settled derivatives                      Nil                -         Nil                -
    (including options) and
    agreements to purchase/sell:
                                                   Nil                -          Nil               -



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      TOTAL:

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or
agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental
Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements
should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

(b)       Rights to subscribe for new securities

Class of relevant security in relation to       None
which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights         N/A
concerned and relevant percentages:


3.        POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE
          OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe (including directors’
and other employee options) of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer
making the disclosure:

      (a) Beneficial holdings of the Directors of Lonmin Plc in its ordinary shares

                                    Number of Lonmin           Percentage of Lonmin issued
 Name of Lonmin Director
                                      Shares held                share capital (%) (6 d.p.)
 Brian Beamish                                        14,100                          0.004986

 Dr Len Konar                                          6,674                          0.002360

 Jonathan Leslie                                       6,851                          0.002423

 Ben Magara                                           30,836                          0.010904

 Varda Shine                                          17,037                          0.006025



      (b) Options and award held by the Directors of Lonmin Plc in its ordinary shares

 Name          Name of plan      Shares in            Grant date    Exercise       Vesting date
                                 respect of                         price
                                 which options
                                 or awards
                                 granted
 Ben           Long Term                  9,726          18.12.14              -       18.12.17
 Magara        Incentive Plan          597,015           13.04.17              -       13.04.22

               ASAP                        2,622         09.12.13              -       09.12.16
                                         240,027         10.01.17              -       10.01.20

 Barrie        Long Term                 317,792         13.04.17              -       13.04.22
 van de        Incentive Plan
 Merwe
               ASAP                        51,932        10.01.17              -       10.01.20




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      (c) Interests of connected advisers

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Custody)
                                                   Percentage of Lonmin issued share
        Number of Lonmin Shares held
                                                           capital (%)(6 d.p.)
                              45 (Equity Long)                                             -




      (d) Interests of persons acting in concert with Lonmin Plc

      Nil

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or
agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form
8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements
should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

4.          OTHER INFORMATION

(a)         Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the party to the offer making the disclosure or
any person acting in concert with it:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such
agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

None


(b)         Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between
the party to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, and
any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which
     any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

None


(c)         Attachments

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)                                                NO

Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)                                                           NO




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Date of disclosure:                            21 December 2017

Contact name:                                  Seema Kamboj, Company Secretary

Telephone number:                              +44 20 3908 1071


Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information
Service.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s
disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.




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




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