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               07 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       6,258,685     4.00%       782,383       0.50%
securities
(2) Derivatives      762,030     0.49%        48,658       0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              7,020,715     4.49%       831,041       0.53%


(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      164                  34.1391
Purchase      11,789               34.2016
Purchase      278                  34.2600
Purchase      7,022                34.0950
Purchase      1,645                34.1377
Purchase      500                  34.4155
Purchase      849                  34.1391
Purchase      46                   34.1391
Purchase      65                   34.1391
Purchase      46                   34.1391
Purchase      108                  34.1391
Purchase      75                   34.1391
Purchase      144                  34.1391
Purchase      1,309                34.1334
Purchase      2,853                34.2254
Purchase      88                   34.1851
Purchase      2,575                34.1391
Purchase      32,183               34.3169
Purchase      176                  34.1300
Purchase      91                   34.4000
Sale          763                  34.1207
Sale          4,734                34.0633
Sale          11,567               34.1207
Sale          9,615                34.3988
Sale          9,358                34.0501
Sale          10,673               34.3708
Sale          278                  34.2600
Sale          6,265                34.0501
Sale          3,173                34.1337
Sale          2,620                34.1749
Sale          278                  34.1400
Sale          21,250               34.0501
Sale          6,647                34.0432
Sale          1,100                33.9700
Sale          324                  34.1207
Sale          1,705                34.1207
Sale          1,968                34.1207
Sale          4                    34.1800
Sale          3,156                34.4182
Sale          292                  34.1207
Sale          30,539               34.3100
Sale          10,751               34.0633
Sale          700                  34.5329
Sale          3,170                34.0633

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          6647          34.0431
CFD            Long          36925         34.142
CFD            Long          2620          34.1748
CFD            Long          4             34.18
CFD            Long          30539         34.3099
CFD            Long          10673         34.3707
CFD            Long          9615          34.3988
CFD            Long          3156          34.4182
CFD            Long          700           34.5329
CFD            Short         176           34.13
CFD            Short         1309          34.1334
CFD            Short         1645          34.1376
CFD            Short         84131         34.1827
CFD            Short         88            34.1851
CFD            Short         11789         34.2016
CFD            Short         2853          34.2254
CFD            Short         32183         34.3168
CFD            Short         11226         34.3932
CFD            Short         500           34.4155

(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                         08 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)