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 18 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 6,550,340 4.19% 544,322 0.35%
securities
(2) Derivatives 366,685 0.23% 296,887 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,917,025 4.42% 841,209 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
Purchase 43,929 26.0049
Purchase 18,180 25.9138
Purchase 27,278 26.8201
Purchase 273 26.6751
Purchase 306 27.1868
Purchase 176 26.3900
Purchase 32,160 26.0198
Purchase 9,075 26.5675
Purchase 25,862 26.5803
Purchase 492 25.9500
Purchase 8,914 26.3616
Sale 6,400 27.0379
Sale 100 26.8960
Sale 9,705 25.6666
Sale 2,500 27.0880
Sale 12,000 27.5280
Sale 7,952 27.1084
Sale 28,301 26.7076
Sale 8,247 26.7751
Sale 306 26.9959
Sale 25,291 26.6106
Sale 20,522 26.6139
Sale 4,759 25.9500
Sale 300 25.9500
Sale 30 25.9500
Sale 41,050 26.1356
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 9705 25.6665
CFD Long 41050 26.1356
CFD Long 17313 26.504
CFD Long 20522 26.6139
CFD Long 28301 26.7076
CFD Long 8247 26.775
CFD Long 7978 26.8418
CFD Long 100 26.896
CFD Long 306 26.9959
CFD Long 6400 27.0379
CFD Long 622 27.0698
CFD Long 2500 27.088
CFD Long 12000 27.5279
CFD Short 18180 25.9137
CFD Short 43929 26.0048
CFD Short 32160 26.0198
CFD Short 8914 26.3615
CFD Short 16623 26.5581
CFD Short 9075 26.5675
CFD Short 9239 26.6201
CFD Short 27278 26.82
CFD Short 306 27.1868
(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 19 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