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               20 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          2,805,990    (1.97%)      525,170    (0.37%)
securities
(2) Derivatives         519,423    (0.37%)      244,908    (0.17%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and               0    (0.00%)            0    (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 3,325,413    (2.34%)      770,078    (0.54%)

(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)
Purchase      7,305                26.3695
Purchase      4,200                26.1607
Purchase      13,925               26.0944
Sale          41,756               26.1805
Sale          926                  25.9100
Sale          59,560               26.2724
Sale          10,283               25.8200

(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          24,819                26.1526
CFD        Long          6,570                 26.1000
CFD        Long          3,037                 26.1000
CFD        Long          10,394                26.1000
CFD        Long          59,560                26.2724
CFD        Long          41,756                26.1805
CFD        Short         7,305                 26.3695
CFD        Short         4,200                 26.1607
CFD        Short         13,925                26.0944


(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                         21 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