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 19 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 6,513,240 4.17% 639,781 0.41%
securities
(2) Derivatives 481,699 0.31% 344,806 0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,994,939 4.47% 984,587 0.63%
(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 16,232 26.8700
Purchase 6,900 26.9431
Purchase 38,653 27.0854
Purchase 3,547 27.3000
Purchase 4,532 27.0867
Purchase 1,059 27.3000
Purchase 79 27.3000
Purchase 19,156 27.0723
Purchase 39,228 26.7148
Purchase 13,322 26.7829
Purchase 4,996 27.5885
Purchase 48,731 27.6134
Purchase 12,400 26.8281
Purchase 7,600 27.3770
Purchase 18,762 26.5905
Purchase 6,884 27.3052
Purchase 408 27.3000
Purchase 1,059 27.4841
Purchase 90 27.3000
Purchase 75 27.3000
Purchase 794 27.3000
Purchase 2,852 27.3000
Purchase 158 27.3000
Purchase 1,622 27.5641
Purchase 1,012 26.3300
Sale 116,734 27.2478
Sale 2,100 27.3338
Sale 79 27.3000
Sale 8,007 27.7811
Sale 39 27.3000
Sale 1,012 26.3300
Sale 1,059 27.3000
Sale 1,568 27.3705
Sale 4,996 27.5459
Sale 1,921 27.3000
Sale 48,731 27.6134
Sale 937 27.3000
Sale 1,622 27.7847
Sale 39,029 27.1373
Sale 200 27.2959
Sale 23,200 27.0218
Sale 17,320 27.3850
Sale 13,052 27.1982
Sale 5,362 26.4701
Sale 283 27.3000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 23200 27.0218
CFD Long 31875 27.0939
CFD Long 13052 27.1982
CFD Long 116734 27.2477
CFD Long 200 27.2959
CFD Long 7154 27.3308
CFD Long 2100 27.3338
CFD Long 1568 27.3704
CFD Long 17320 27.385
CFD Long 4996 27.5458
CFD Long 48731 27.6133
CFD Long 8007 27.7811
CFD Long 1622 27.7846
CFD Short 18762 26.5904
CFD Short 39228 26.7148
CFD Short 12400 26.8281
CFD Short 6900 26.9431
CFD Short 31003 27.0508
CFD Short 19156 27.0723
CFD Short 4532 27.0866
CFD Short 7650 27.2254
CFD Short 6884 27.3052
CFD Short 7600 27.377
CFD Short 1622 27.564
CFD Short 4996 27.5885
CFD Short 48731 27.6133
(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 22 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