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