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