RNS Number:8453K
Lonmin PLC
08 May 2003



8 May 2003

The Board of Lonmin Plc is pleased to announce the appointment today of Michael
Hartnall as an independent non-Executive Director of the Company.

Mr Hartnall (60) has been Finance Director of Rexam Plc since 1987 and will
retire from that office at Rexam's Annual General Meeting on 15 May 2003. Prior
to joining Rexam he was Managing Director of Mayhew Foods Plc. He is currently
also a non-executive director of Elementis Plc and Focus Wickes Plc.

Mr Hartnall has also been appointed to the Lonmin Board's Audit and Remuneration
Committees.


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Apart from his directorships of Rexam Plc, Elementis Plc and Focus Wickes Plc Mr
Hartnall has not been a director of any publicly quoted company in the five
years preceding this appointment and there are no matters relating to him which
are required to be disclosed by Lonmin in compliance with the obligations
referred to in paragraph 6F2(b)-(g) of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing
Authority.



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