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