Rule 8.3 - LONMIN PLC

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              LONMIN PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD USD 1.00
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               17 FEBRUARY 2006

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                             Long                   Short

                         Number        (%)        Number       (%)

(1) Relevant          2,893,085    (2.03%)       473,908   (0.33%)
securities
(2) Derivatives         469,087    (0.33%)       315,278   (0.22%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and               0    (0.00%)             0   (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 3,362,172    (2.36%)       789,186   (0.55%)



(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number                    Number
                                      (%)                       (%)
(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales


Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Sale          476                  27.8400
Purchase      69,675               27.2656
Purchase      2,444                27.2247
Purchase      27,900               26.9882
Purchase      20,571               26.7100
Sale          49,000               26.9867
Sale          47,278               26.7550
Sale          1,699                23.3706
Sale          3,512                27.4100
Sale          20,571               26.7100
Sale          5,586                25.6946
Sale          7,825                22.0744
Sale          20,571               26.7100
Purchase      471                  26.7100




(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD        Long          47,278                26.7550
CFD        Long          7,825                 22.0744
CFD        Long          20,571                26.7100
CFD        Long          1,699                 23.3706
CFD        Long          5,586                 25.6946
CFD        Long          49,000                26.9867
CFD        Short         2,444                 27.2247
CFD        Short         27,900                26.9882
CFD        Short         69,675                27.2656
CFD        Short         18,692                22.2847
CFD        Long          25,500                26.7503
CFD        Long          58,623                26.7443
CFD        Long          27,064                26.7443
CFD        Long          92,781                26.7443





(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (Note
                varying etc.      relates (Note 7)                                      5)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)



4.   OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.





Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         20 FEBRUARY 2006
Contact name                               BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETARIAT
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk