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               17 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       6,551,158       4.19%      583,359      0.37%
securities
(2) Derivatives      418,860       0.27%      338,402      0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,970,018       4.46%      921,761      0.59%

(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      4,000                26.3203
Purchase      30,729               26.5604
Purchase      275                  26.8172
Purchase      6,024                26.7425
Purchase      260                  25.6504
Purchase      5,800                26.7006
Purchase      129,238              26.3091
Purchase      50,000               26.4417
Purchase      7,957                26.1473
Purchase      2,125                26.3300
Purchase      180                  26.3300
Purchase      796                  26.3300
Purchase      3,171                26.2536
Purchase      7,199                26.5395
Purchase      31,119               26.4921
Sale          1,007                26.8251
Sale          29,132               26.5463
Sale          1,161                26.0818
Sale          3,221                26.3379
Sale          30,048               26.5963
Sale          25,015               26.7502
Sale          8,900                26.6342
Sale          92,500               26.8697
Sale          8,638                26.6833
Sale          129,238              26.3091
Sale          35,557               26.5611
Sale          738                  26.3300
Sale          180                  26.3300
Sale          600                  26.3300
Sale          40,443               26.7553

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale  Number of Securities  Price per unit (GBP)
16/09/2008 Sale           35,281                26.7874
16/09/2008 Purchase       34,209                26.7538


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          129238        26.3091
CFD            Long          3221          26.3379
CFD            Long          9040          26.439
CFD            Long          35557         26.5611
CFD            Long          20092         26.5945
CFD            Long          30048         26.5962
CFD            Long          8900          26.6342
CFD            Long          25015         26.7501
CFD            Long          40443         26.7552
CFD            Long          1007          26.825
CFD            Long          92500         26.8697
CFD            Short         260           25.6503
CFD            Short         7957          26.1472
CFD            Short         3171          26.2535
CFD            Short         129238        26.3091
CFD            Short         4000          26.3203
CFD            Short         9145          26.3872
CFD            Short         50000         26.4416
CFD            Short         21974         26.5357
CFD            Short         7199          26.5395
CFD            Short         30729         26.5603
CFD            Short         5800          26.7005
CFD            Short         6024          26.7425

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Long/Short  Number of Securities  Price per unit (GBP)
16/09/2008 Short       34,209                26.7537
16/09/2008 Long        35,281                26.7874


(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                         18 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