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               11 August 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       6,416,811       4.10%      763,580      0.49%
securities
(2) Derivatives      662,050       0.42%       10,702      0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              7,078,861       4.53%      774,282      0.50%


(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      22,741               34.1243
Purchase      9,000                34.0294
Purchase      6,492                34.1100
Purchase      1,670                34.0999
Purchase      25,968               34.0763
Purchase      20,459               34.1881
Purchase      61,739               34.1056
Purchase      9,738                34.1100
Purchase      64,282               34.1169
Purchase      710                  34.1620
Purchase      4,441                34.1085
Purchase      4,668                34.1750
Purchase      9,738                34.0200
Purchase      6,702                34.1086
Purchase      277                  34.0500
Purchase      790                  34.0200
Purchase      6,124                34.1086
Purchase      14,456               34.1086
Purchase      2,611                34.1085
Purchase      1,004                34.1084
Purchase      8,401                34.1173
Purchase      9,686                34.1086
Purchase      102                  34.1549
Purchase      661                  34.1084
Sale          25,968               34.0763
Sale          4,566                34.0725
Sale          10,514               34.1048
Sale          64,282               34.1169
Sale          22,732               34.0947
Sale          5,504                34.0900
Sale          2,031                34.0200
Sale          22,784               34.1106
Sale          17,130               34.1001
Sale          1,065                34.0687


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          4566          34.0725
CFD            Long          5504          34.09
CFD            Long          22732         34.0946
CFD            Long          17130         34.1001
CFD            Long          22784         34.1106
CFD            Long          64282         34.1169
CFD            Short         1670          34.0999
CFD            Short         61739         34.1055
CFD            Short         64282         34.1169
CFD            Short         8401          34.1173
CFD            Short         22741         34.1243
CFD            Short         4668          34.175
CFD            Short         20459         34.1881

(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                         12 August 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