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               08 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       6,300,927       4.03%      799,776      0.51%
securities
(2) Derivatives      709,012       0.45%       10,702      0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              7,009,939       4.48%      810,478      0.52%


(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      5,600                34.3555
Purchase      100                  34.3357
Purchase      452                  34.3008
Purchase      4,440                34.1500
Purchase      3,246                34.3200
Purchase      2,448                34.2035
Purchase      9,040                34.3262
Purchase      29,411               34.3072
Purchase      508                  34.2200
Purchase      22,722               34.2743
Purchase      6,492                34.2400
Purchase      433                  34.3623
Purchase      4,251                34.2200
Purchase      10,000               34.2236
Purchase      932                  34.2486
Purchase      6,716                34.2502
Purchase      9,407                34.2506
Purchase      14,929               34.2507
Purchase      6,492                34.3200
Purchase      619                  34.2200
Purchase      6,492                34.2400
Purchase      3,908                34.2200
Purchase      10,326               34.2506
Purchase      1,453                34.2492
Purchase      1,175                34.2689
Purchase      3,881                34.2498
Purchase      22,228               34.2506
Sale          174                  34.2006
Sale          47,263               34.2587
Sale          6,273                34.3383
Sale          979                  34.2532
Sale          29,393               34.3123
Sale          395                  34.2692
Sale          20,647               34.2395
Sale          9,544                34.2923
Sale          23                   34.2144
Sale          1,900                34.4445
Sale          1,854                34.2200
Sale          3,908                34.2200
Sale          384                  34.2200
Sale          22,722               34.2743


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          23            34.2143
CFD            Long          20647         34.2395
CFD            Long          47263         34.2586
CFD            Long          395           34.2691
CFD            Long          9544          34.2922
CFD            Long          695           34.2991
CFD            Long          29393         34.3122
CFD            Long          1900          34.4444
CFD            Short         4440          34.15
CFD            Short         2448          34.2034
CFD            Short         10000         34.2236
CFD            Short         63450         34.2771
CFD            Short         29411         34.3071
CFD            Short         9040          34.3262
CFD            Short         100           34.3357
CFD            Short         5600          34.3554
CFD            Short         433           34.3623


(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                         11 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)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk