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               13 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       6,150,575       3.93%      802,135      0.51%
securities
(2) Derivatives      664,962       0.43%       55,999      0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,815,537       4.36%      858,134      0.55%


(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      24,740               34.1861
Purchase      25,475               34.1707
Purchase      20,659               34.2034
Purchase      5,937                34.1736
Purchase      105                  34.1450
Purchase      1,935                34.0400
Purchase      1,731                34.1916
Purchase      1,469                34.2181
Purchase      1,935                34.1000
Purchase      18,694               34.1280
Sale          1,497                34.1300
Sale          1,935                34.1000
Sale          1,935                34.0400
Sale          155                  34.1000
Sale          2,245                34.1445
Sale          1,313                34.1623
Sale          253                  34.1244
Sale          28,525               34.1914
Sale          734                  34.1939
Sale          24,493               34.1522
Sale          3,300                34.1591


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          253           34.1243
CFD            Long          1497          34.13
CFD            Long          2245          34.1444
CFD            Long          24493         34.1522
CFD            Long          3300          34.159
CFD            Long          28525         34.1914
CFD            Long          734           34.1938
CFD            Short         18694         34.128
CFD            Short         25475         34.1707
CFD            Short         5937          34.1735
CFD            Short         24740         34.1861
CFD            Short         1731          34.1916
CFD            Short         20659         34.2033


(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                         14 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