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               25 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       7,769,880       4.97%      365,354      0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives      233,754       0.15%    1,285,862      0.82%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              8,003,634       5.12%    1,651,216      1.06%

(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      342                  26.6194
Purchase      19,701               26.4471
Purchase      55,970               26.2280
Purchase      6,017                26.2615
Purchase      2,500                27.1341
Purchase      1,033                26.7634
Purchase      8,100                25.7368
Purchase      8,000                26.2046
Purchase      2,937                26.2602
Purchase      4,856                26.0000
Purchase      125,000              26.2516
Purchase      45,089               26.5376
Purchase      125,000              26.2516
Purchase      80,000               26.6582
Purchase      80,000               26.6582
Sale          27,953               26.4351
Sale          125,000              26.2516
Sale          4,300                26.3400
Sale          47,437               26.2931
Sale          614                  27.2003
Sale          125,000              26.2516
Sale          2,100                25.9161
Sale          1,686                26.6211
Sale          132                  26.0000
Sale          44,312               26.5157
Sale          19,058               26.4384
Sale          80,000               26.6582

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          2100          25.9161
CFD            Long          125000        26.2516
CFD            Long          47437         26.293
CFD            Long          4300          26.3399
CFD            Long          6535          26.3642
CFD            Long          27953         26.435
CFD            Long          12523         26.477
CFD            Long          44312         26.5156
CFD            Long          1686          26.6211
CFD            Long          614           27.2002
CFD            Short         8100          25.7368
CFD            Short         8000          26.2046
CFD            Short         55970         26.228
CFD            Short         125000        26.2516
CFD            Short         2937          26.2601
CFD            Short         6017          26.2614
CFD            Short         6731          26.3933
CFD            Short         12970         26.4749
CFD            Short         45089         26.5375
CFD            Short         342           26.6193
CFD            Short         80000         26.6582
CFD            Short         1033          26.7633
CFD            Short         2500          27.134

(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                         26 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