FINAL DIVIDEND TIMETABLE

14 November 2011

LONMIN PLC - FINAL DIVIDEND TIMETABLE

The Board of Lonmin Plc has recommended a final dividend for the year ended 30 September 2011 of 15 US cents per ordinary share, payable on Friday 3 February 2012. Payment of the final dividend is subject to the approval of shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on Thursday 26 January 2012.

The dividend timetable is as follows:-

(1) No transfers between the UK principal register and the SA branch register will be permitted from the date on which the USD/Rand exchange rate is announced to the record date, both dates inclusive (i.e. last date to transfer will be Wednesday 28 December 2011).

(2) Dematerialisation and rematerialisation of share certificates listed on the SA branch register will not be permitted from Monday 9 January 2012 to Friday 13 January 2012, both dates inclusive.

(3) The dividend will be paid:-

(i) In Rand to shareholders listed on the SA branch register based on the mid market US Dollar to Rand exchange rate at noon on Thursday 29 December 2011;

(ii) In Sterling to shareholders listed on the UK principal register (unless they elect to receive US Dollar dividends) based on the best available forward exchange rate quoted to the Company on a date or dates selected by the Company between the record date and Wednesday 25 January 2012 inclusive; and

(iii) In US Dollars to all other overseas shareholders (unless they elect to receive Sterling dividends or have mandated their dividends to a UK bank or participate in TAPS - see below).

(4) Elections to receive an alternative currency (US Dollars or Sterling) should comprise a signed request to Equiniti Registrars to be received by 17:00 hours on Friday 13 January 2012.

(5) Transcontinental Automated Payment System (TAPS)

TAPS permits shareholders on the UK register resident in certain countries to receive dividend payments to their local bank and in their local currency. All eligible shareholders have been, or will be, sent information relating to TAPS by Equiniti Registrars.

Enquiries:

Lonmin Plc

Tanya Chikanza +44 (0) 20 7201 6007

Head of Investor Relations

Registrars:

Equiniti Registrars 0870 600 3970 (UK callers)

+44 121 415 7047 (int. callers)

Link Market Services South Africa (Pty) Limited

 +27 (0)11 630 0800

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