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               26 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       7,951,068       5.08%      318,251      0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives      187,062       0.12%    1,420,703      0.91%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              8,138,130       5.20%    1,738,954      1.11%

(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      91,253               25.0958
Purchase      30,115               25.3449
Purchase      25,000               26.2222
Purchase      400                  25.2038
Purchase      13,043               25.2437
Purchase      124,487              25.6002
Purchase      2,192                25.6742
Purchase      83,981               25.3732
Purchase      161                  25.6383
Purchase      1,290                24.6900
Purchase      124,487              25.6002
Purchase      51,523               25.3108
Purchase      27,430               25.3526
Purchase      59,000               24.9339
Purchase      83,981               25.3732
Purchase      4,822                25.4022
Sale          15,600               25.3442
Sale          83,981               25.3732
Sale          6,621                25.4200
Sale          124,487              25.6002
Sale          124,487              25.6002
Sale          52,758               25.3425
Sale          4,717                25.4233
Sale          25,987               25.3565
Sale          8,455                25.3435
Sale          2,046                24.6900
Sale          1,585                25.1313
Sale          91,253               25.0958

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          91253         25.0958
CFD            Long          1585          25.1312
CFD            Long          411           25.1638
CFD            Long          52758         25.3425
CFD            Long          8455          25.3434
CFD            Long          15600         25.3441
CFD            Long          20461         25.3543
CFD            Long          5526          25.3642
CFD            Long          6621          25.4199
CFD            Long          4717          25.4233
CFD            Long          124487        25.6001
CFD            Short         59000         24.9339
CFD            Short         91253         25.0958
CFD            Short         400           25.2037
CFD            Short         13043         25.2436
CFD            Short         51523         25.3108
CFD            Short         22140         25.3189
CFD            Short         30115         25.3448
CFD            Short         83981         25.3731
CFD            Short         4822          25.4022
CFD            Short         5290          25.4935
CFD            Short         124487        25.6001
CFD            Short         161           25.6383
CFD            Short         2192          25.6742
CFD            Short         25000         26.2221

(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                         29 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