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 14 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 6,164,416 3.94% 791,962 0.51%
securities
(2) Derivatives 653,249 0.42% 62,840 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,817,665 4.36% 854,802 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 13,497 34.3109
Purchase 1,136 34.0413
Purchase 41,890 34.1141
Purchase 4,300 34.1834
Purchase 1,419 34.0500
Purchase 14,067 34.2319
Purchase 7 34.3557
Purchase 712 34.0785
Purchase 88 34.3851
Purchase 7,252 34.0742
Purchase 608 34.1226
Purchase 234 34.1000
Purchase 4,251 34.0500
Purchase 12 34.0133
Purchase 5,976 34.0500
Purchase 1,809 34.0912
Sale 2,871 34.0100
Sale 150 34.1700
Sale 43,598 34.1069
Sale 500 34.0304
Sale 1,562 34.3045
Sale 6,959 34.2091
Sale 17,972 34.1465
Sale 2,052 34.2091
Sale 234 34.1000
Sale 234 34.2300
Sale 3,064 34.2091
Sale 1,800 34.0500
Sale 480 34.3500
Sale 464 34.0512
Sale 1,477 34.0628
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2871 34.01
CFD Long 500 34.0304
CFD Long 11335 34.05
CFD Long 1477 34.0627
CFD Long 43598 34.1068
CFD Long 17972 34.1465
CFD Short 12 34.0133
CFD Short 11335 34.05
CFD Short 7252 34.0741
CFD Short 712 34.0785
CFD Short 1809 34.0911
CFD Short 41890 34.1141
CFD Short 608 34.1225
CFD Short 4300 34.1833
CFD Short 14067 34.2319
CFD Short 13497 34.3109
CFD Short 730 34.3232
CFD Short 7 34.3557
CFD Short 88 34.3851
(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 15 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