Short Selling Disclosure Lonmin

TR-5:

Disclosure of Short Position relating to securities which are the subject of a rights issue or a UK Financial Sector Company

1. Full name of person(s) holding the disclosable short position:

The disclosure applies to both:

·; Sothic Capital European Opportunities Master Fund Ltd (the "Fund")

·; Sothic Capital Management LLP (the "Investment Manager")

2: Name of the issuer of the relevant securities

Lonmin plc

3: Disclosable short position

0.81%

4. Date that disclosable short position was held

30-Oct-2012