Share consolidation and total voting rights 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") 18 December 2015 LONMIN PLC SHARE CONSOLIDATION AND TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS Lonmin Plc ("Lonmin") today announces that following approval of the Consolidation at the General Meeting on 19 November 2015, applications have been made to the FCA, the London Stock Exchange and the JSE Ltd for the Consolidation to be reflected on the Official List and the JSE's Main Board and Lonmin's listings on each exchange. It is expected that 282,022,057 Ordinary Shares of US$0.0001 will be admitted to trading and dealings will commence on the London Stock Exchange at or around 8.00 a.m. (London time) today and on the JSE at or around 9.00 a.m. (Johannesburg time) today. As at 18 December 2015, Lonmin's issued ordinary share capital consists of 282,022,057 ordinary shares of US$0.0001 each and the total number of voting rights in Lonmin is 282,022,057. This figure should be used by shareholders as the denominator for calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Lonmin under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. Definitions used in the Prospectus dated 9 November 2015 shall have the same meanings when used in this announcement, unless the context requires otherwise. CONTACTS Lonmin Tanya Chikanza (Head of Investor Relations) +27 11 218 8300 / +44 20 7201 6007 Cardew Group Anthony Cardew / James Clark +44 20 7930 0777 Sue Vey +27 72 644 9777 Notes to editors Lonmin, which is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and the JSE, 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. Lonmin's mining operations extract ore from which the processing operations produce refined PGMs for delivery to customers. Underpinning the operations is the shared services function which provides 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) L:td Date: 18/12/2015 09:00:00 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.