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 23 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 7,464,630 4.77% 424,225 0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives 292,625 0.19% 1,045,512 0.67%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,757,255 4.96% 1,469,737 0.94%
(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 42,806 25.4997
Purchase 488 25.5400
Purchase 19,253 25.3900
Purchase 920 25.4900
Purchase 2,795 25.4600
Purchase 7,400 25.4959
Purchase 6,478 25.9300
Purchase 157 25.5131
Purchase 1,296 24.9745
Purchase 91 25.3381
Purchase 643 25.4038
Purchase 738,390 25.6381
Purchase 531 25.9300
Purchase 5,048 25.5838
Purchase 22,366 25.4652
Purchase 738,390 25.6381
Purchase 4,128 25.9300
Purchase 45,171 25.3462
Purchase 2,580 25.4000
Purchase 920 25.4900
Sale 6,242 25.4000
Sale 22,227 25.3859
Sale 531 25.9300
Sale 920 25.4900
Sale 10,315 25.3167
Sale 303 25.9300
Sale 7,405 25.5290
Sale 15,007 25.4930
Sale 900 24.6963
Sale 2,100 25.4476
Sale 46,374 25.3719
Sale 738,390 25.6381
Sale 300 25.5562
Sale 6,478 25.9300
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 900 24.6963
CFD Long 6568 25.2877
CFD Long 10315 25.3167
CFD Long 46374 25.3718
CFD Long 15659 25.427
CFD Long 2100 25.4476
CFD Long 15007 25.4929
CFD Long 7405 25.529
CFD Long 300 25.5561
CFD Short 1296 24.9744
CFD Short 5941 25.2929
CFD Short 45171 25.3462
CFD Short 643 25.4038
CFD Short 13312 25.4333
CFD Short 2795 25.46
CFD Short 22366 25.4652
CFD Short 7400 25.4959
CFD Short 42806 25.4997
CFD Short 5048 25.5837
CFD Short 738390 25.6381
(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 24 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