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               29 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       8,149,031       5.21%      303,226      0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives      182,173       0.12%    1,601,132      1.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              8,331,204       5.33%    1,904,358      1.22%

(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      1,954                23.3672
Purchase      24,385               21.0920
Purchase      82,276               22.5023
Purchase      26,742               21.3643
Purchase      12,823               22.9743
Purchase      150                  22.3923
Purchase      24,385               21.0920
Purchase      6,478                22.2000
Purchase      57,950               22.2653
Purchase      17,967               22.3462
Purchase      18,808               22.3175
Purchase      91                   21.0353
Purchase      6,478                22.2000
Purchase      26,943               22.0039
Purchase      2,840                23.4941
Purchase      3,239                22.7700
Purchase      903                  21.0800
Purchase      23,869               23.9191
Purchase      222                  21.0800
Purchase      4,515                21.0800
Purchase      1,135                21.0800
Purchase      127                  22.0841
Purchase      1,875                25.4900
Sale          1,135                21.0800
Sale          500                  23.6800
Sale          5,590                21.5201
Sale          24,385               21.0920
Sale          23,869               23.9191
Sale          1,300                23.7517
Sale          3,352                23.9031
Sale          1,875                25.4900
Sale          22,838               22.3145
Sale          1,609                21.0800
Sale          1,552                22.0072
Sale          16,347               22.7772
Sale          2,299                21.0800
Sale          5,500                21.7500
Sale          27,179               21.8604
Sale          8,862                24.1969

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          5590          21.5201
CFD            Long          27179         21.8603
CFD            Long          1552          22.0071
CFD            Long          15844         22.2354
CFD            Long          6994          22.4934
CFD            Long          16347         22.7772
CFD            Long          500           23.68
CFD            Long          1300          23.7517
CFD            Long          3352          23.9031
CFD            Long          23869         23.919
CFD            Long          8862          24.1968
CFD            Short         24385         21.092
CFD            Short         26742         21.3642
CFD            Short         26943         22.0038
CFD            Short         12128         22.0936
CFD            Short         57950         22.2652
CFD            Short         17967         22.3462
CFD            Short         150           22.3922
CFD            Short         82276         22.5023
CFD            Short         6680          22.7238
CFD            Short         12823         22.9742
CFD            Short         1954          23.3671
CFD            Short         2840          23.4941
CFD            Short         23869         23.919

(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                         30 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