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