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