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