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