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               22 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       6,682,271       4.27%    1,023,006      0.65%
securities
(2) Derivatives      373,458       0.24%      345,805      0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              7,055,729       4.51%    1,368,811      0.88%

(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           Price per unit
                   Securities
Purchase           130                 27.1985
Purchase           200                 27.1986
Purchase           150                 27.1985
Purchase           130                 27.1985
Purchase           370                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           200                 27.1986
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           165                 27.1985
Purchase           275                 27.1985
Purchase           150                 27.1985
Purchase           355                 27.1985
Purchase           610                 27.1985
Purchase           115                 27.1985
Purchase           175                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           185                 27.1985
Purchase           250                 27.1985
Purchase           130                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           630                 27.1985
Purchase           135                 27.1985
Purchase           130                 27.1985
Purchase           18,447              27.3
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           547                 27.7361
Purchase           150                 27.1985
Purchase           250                 27.1985
Purchase           125                 27.1986
Purchase           300                 27.1985
Purchase           240                 27.1985
Purchase           185                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           175                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           160                 27.1986
Purchase           145                 27.1986
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           480                 27.1985
Purchase           50,134              27.1852
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           185                 27.1985
Purchase           135                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           3,888               26.1213
Purchase           130                 27.1985
Purchase           6,478               25.93
Purchase           185                 27.1985
Purchase           10,941              26.7858
Purchase           43                  27.3
Purchase           3,200               27.5097
Purchase           7,412               27.5021
Purchase           17,114              27.0338
Purchase           23,144              27.0631
Purchase           103,480             27.3249
Purchase           2,402               26.9238
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           155                 27.1985
Purchase           220                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           370                 27.1985
Purchase           130                 27.1985
Purchase           115                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           125                 27.1986
Purchase           360                 27.1985
Purchase           480                 27.1985
Purchase           130                 27.1985
Purchase           130                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           155                 27.1985
Purchase           160                 27.1986
Purchase           125                 27.1986
Purchase           170                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           130                 27.1985
Purchase           150                 27.1985
Purchase           4,000               27.1985
Purchase           200                 27.1986
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           200                 27.1986
Purchase           925                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           320                 27.1985
Purchase           630                 27.1985
Purchase           1,500               27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           370                 27.1985
Purchase           130                 27.1985
Purchase           185                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           370                 27.1985
Purchase           1,209               25.93
Purchase           2,400               27.1985
Purchase           130                 27.1985
Purchase           150                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           250                 27.1985
Purchase           160                 27.1986
Purchase           2,750               27.1985
Purchase           120                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           1,000               27.1985
Purchase           925                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           245                 27.1985
Purchase           925                 27.1985
Purchase           300                 27.1985
Purchase           500                 27.1985
Purchase           235                 27.1986
Purchase           240                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           130                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           150                 27.1985
Purchase           150                 27.1985
Purchase           440                 27.26
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           135                 27.1985
Purchase           150                 27.1985
Purchase           875                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           200                 27.1986
Purchase           150                 27.1985
Purchase           140                 27.1986
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           155                 27.1985
Purchase           135                 27.1985
Purchase           130                 27.1985
Purchase           400                 27.26
Purchase           165                 27.1985
Purchase           150                 27.1985
Purchase           165                 27.1985
Purchase           400                 27.1985
Purchase           165                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.26
Purchase           150                 27.1985
Purchase           310                 27.1985
Purchase           140                 27.1986
Purchase           150                 27.1985
Purchase           120                 27.1985
Purchase           160                 27.1986
Purchase           125                 27.26
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Purchase           110                 27.1985
Sale               1,168               26.7581
Sale               2,016               27.45
Sale               9,871               27.4604
Sale               3,477               25.93
Sale               4,205               27.1764
Sale               16,329              26.8496
Sale               43                  27.3
Sale               200                 26.08
Sale               208                 27.7287
Sale               51,015              27.1848
Sale               3,800               27.0919
Sale               4,885               27.7691
Sale               21,616              27.0079

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          200           26.08
CFD            Long          1168          26.758
CFD            Long          16329         26.8496
CFD            Long          14112         26.9385
CFD            Long          3800          27.0919
CFD            Long          7504          27.1383
CFD            Long          4205          27.1764
CFD            Long          51015         27.1848
CFD            Long          9871          27.4603
CFD            Long          208           27.7287
CFD            Long          4885          27.769
CFD            Short         3888          26.1213
CFD            Short         10941         26.7857
CFD            Short         2402          26.9237
CFD            Short         17114         27.0337
CFD            Short         16403         27.0414
CFD            Short         6741          27.1157
CFD            Short         50134         27.1852
CFD            Short         822           27.2278
CFD            Short         103480        27.3248
CFD            Short         7412          27.5021
CFD            Short         3200          27.5096

(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                         23 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