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