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               12 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       6,114,280       3.91%      788,862      0.50%
securities
(2) Derivatives      654,937       0.42%        9,785      0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,769,217       4.33%      798,647      0.51%


(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      3,000                33.9586
Purchase      1,300                34.0333
Purchase      1,000                33.9189
Purchase      4,699                34.0069
Purchase      958                  34.0400
Purchase      38,522               33.9659
Purchase      304                  33.9302
Purchase      791                  34.0400
Purchase      852                  33.9467
Purchase      8,907                34.0019
Sale          16,600               33.9817
Sale          17,292               33.9632
Sale          710                  33.9806
Sale          77,905               Transfer
Sale          1,592                33.9118
Sale          200                  33.9489
Sale          4,507                33.9658
Sale          738                  34.0400
Sale          10,696               34.0090
Sale          3,412                34.0090
Sale          5,238                34.0090
Sale          39,305               34.0090
Sale          11,169               34.0090
Sale          12,073               34.0090
Sale          5,111                34.0090
Sale          47,138               34.0090
Sale          8,735                34.0090
Sale          6,428                34.0090
Sale          43,673               34.0090
Sale          4,655                34.0090
Sale          38,665               33.9581

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          200           33.9489
CFD            Long          38665         33.9581
CFD            Long          17292         33.9631
CFD            Long          4507          33.9657
CFD            Long          16600         33.9817
CFD            Long          420           34.024
CFD            Long          497           34.0469
CFD            Short         1000          33.9188
CFD            Short         31249         33.9647
CFD            Short         38522         33.9658
CFD            Short         8907          34.0018
CFD            Short         4699          34.0068

(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                         13 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