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               16 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       6,677,591       4.27%      646,187      0.41%
securities
(2) Derivatives      481,926       0.31%      533,295      0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              7,159,517       4.58%    1,179,482      0.75%

(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      5,524                26.3551
Purchase      1,682                26.5283
Purchase      350                  25.8277
Purchase      50,000               26.4417
Purchase      12,900               26.2142
Purchase      694                  27.3391
Purchase      62,045               26.2009
Purchase      11,523               26.4018
Purchase      34,209               26.7538
Purchase      51,688               26.5499
Purchase      100,000              27.9500
Purchase      2,211                25.4200
Purchase      32,721               26.9213
Purchase      34,209               26.7538
Purchase      161                  25.4200
Purchase      2,834                25.4200
Purchase      287                  25.4200
Purchase      33,153               26.9493
Purchase      43,956               27.0450
Sale          32,908               26.8776
Sale          35,281               26.7874
Sale          35,281               26.7874
Sale          71                   27.0200
Sale          375                  25.4200
Sale          1,916                27.0865
Sale          1,286                26.6506
Sale          50,000               26.4417
Sale          1,200                26.6486
Sale          1,784                25.8500
Sale          354                  27.1300
Sale          1,648                26.6640
Sale          10,137               27.3347
Sale          613                  28.2000
Sale          33,153               26.9493
Sale          6,350                28.1131
Sale          300                  25.3062
Sale          11,037               27.3755
Sale          476                  25.4469

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          300           25.3062
CFD            Long          8871          26.331
CFD            Long          1200          26.6485
CFD            Long          1286          26.6505
CFD            Long          1648          26.6639
CFD            Long          70562         26.7874
CFD            Long          33153         26.9493
CFD            Long          24037         27.0792
CFD            Long          10137         27.3346
CFD            Long          11037         27.3754
CFD            Short         347           25.785
CFD            Short         300           25.8277
CFD            Short         50            25.8278
CFD            Short         62045         26.2009
CFD            Short         12900         26.2142
CFD            Short         11523         26.4018
CFD            Short         9260          26.4321
CFD            Short         1682          26.5283
CFD            Short         51688         26.5498
CFD            Short         68418         26.7537
CFD            Short         33153         26.9493
CFD            Short         43956         27.045
CFD            Short         23461         27.1143
CFD            Short         694           27.3391
CFD            Short         100000        27.95

(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                         17 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