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               06 August 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       6,336,509     4.05%       772,034       0.49%
securities
(2) Derivatives      839,263     0.54%        80,870       0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              7,175,772     4.59%       852,904       0.55%


(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
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      6,769                34.0536
Purchase      2,600                34.1525
Purchase      1                    34.0800
Purchase      35,693               33.9279
Purchase      6,071                34.2000
Purchase      22,108               34.1296
Purchase      6,492                34.0500
Purchase      5,927                34.2275
Purchase      4,422                22.6646
Purchase      6,492                34.0500
Purchase      42,407               34.1841
Purchase      4,215                34.1816
Purchase      12,985               34.0500
Purchase      10,500               34.1171
Purchase      29,215               34.0500
Purchase      125,000              34.2251
Purchase      3,246                34.0500
Purchase      37,331               34.5000
Purchase      4,073                34.4674
Purchase      48,591               22.5374
Purchase      17,613               34.0765
Purchase      100,000              33.9923
Purchase      4,106                34.0883
Purchase      6,990                34.2004
Sale          29,215               34.0500
Sale          13,790               34.0969
Sale          206                  34.1800
Sale          100,000              33.9923
Sale          36,135               34.1168
Sale          10,500               34.0857
Sale          3,837                34.2904
Sale          25,864               34.2035
Sale          100,000              33.9923
Sale          7,842                34.0948
Sale          150,978              Transfer
Sale          21,450               34.1792
Sale          35,693               33.9279
Sale          1,730                34.4600
Sale          340                  34.4600
Sale          7,022                34.0950
Sale          35,693               33.9279
Sale          39,060               34.1844
Sale          125,000              34.2251
Sale          51,667               22.5735
Sale          173                  34.0646
Sale          549                  34.0376
Sale          9,446                34.1792
Sale          40,536               34.1990
Sale          7,022                34.0950
Sale          6,071                34.2000
Sale          314                  34.2600
Sale          6,324                34.1792
Sale          37,331               34.5000
Sale          125,000              34.2251
Sale          64,252               34.1419

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          51667         22.5735
CFD            Long          35693         33.9279
CFD            Long          100000        33.9923
CFD            Long          549           34.0375
CFD            Long          173           34.0645
CFD            Long          10500         34.0857
CFD            Long          7842          34.0948
CFD            Long          13790         34.0969
CFD            Long          36135         34.1167
CFD            Long          4563          34.1202
CFD            Long          64252         34.1418
CFD            Long          39060         34.1843
CFD            Long          40536         34.1989
CFD            Long          6071          34.2
CFD            Long          125000        34.2251
CFD            Long          3837          34.2903
CFD            Short         48591         22.5373
CFD            Short         4422          22.6645
CFD            Short         6769          34.0535
CFD            Short         17613         34.0765
CFD            Short         1             34.08
CFD            Short         4106          34.0882
CFD            Short         22108         34.1295
CFD            Short         2600          34.1525
CFD            Short         4215          34.1815
CFD            Short         42407         34.1841
CFD            Short         6071          34.2
CFD            Short         6990          34.2004
CFD            Short         5927          34.2275
CFD            Short         4073          34.4674

(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                         07 August 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)