Rule 8.3 - LONMIN
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
Class of relevant security ORD USD1
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 15 September 2008
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 6,421,614 4.11% 810,278 0.52%
securities
(2) Derivatives 642,034 0.41% 436,157 0.28%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,063,648 4.52% 1,246,435 0.80%
(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
Purchase 9,586 28.0963
Purchase 2,299 28.9650
Purchase 1,784 28.0000
Purchase 49,246 28.1722
Purchase 14,225 28.3166
Purchase 1,118 28.2042
Purchase 40,700 28.0138
Purchase 28,808 28.5338
Purchase 14,681 28.5149
Purchase 613 29.2900
Purchase 731 28.0515
Purchase 3,313 28.2000
Purchase 173 29.6500
Purchase 1,554 28.2000
Purchase 6,909 28.2000
Purchase 313 29.0543
Purchase 24,944 28.2785
Purchase 14,627 28.1686
Sale 426 28.2000
Sale 300 28.2000
Sale 432 28.2972
Sale 1,621 28.3487
Sale 2,000 28.9657
Sale 14,627 28.1686
Sale 1,389 28.6428
Sale 4,221 29.0039
Sale 27,677 28.5730
Sale 15,850 28.5012
Sale 1,554 28.2000
Sale 3,038 27.9788
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3038 27.9787
CFD Long 14627 28.1686
CFD Long 432 28.2971
CFD Long 1621 28.3487
CFD Long 5557 28.4621
CFD Long 10293 28.5222
CFD Long 27677 28.5729
CFD Long 2000 28.9656
CFD Long 4221 29.0039
CFD Short 40700 28.0137
CFD Short 731 28.0514
CFD Short 9586 28.0962
CFD Short 14627 28.1686
CFD Short 49246 28.1721
CFD Short 1118 28.2042
CFD Short 24944 28.2785
CFD Short 14225 28.3166
CFD Short 4793 28.5137
CFD Short 9888 28.5154
CFD Short 28808 28.5337
CFD Short 2299 28.9649
CFD Short 313 29.0543
(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 (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(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
None
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 16 September 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
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