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 15 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 6,226,468 3.98% 767,363 0.49%
securities
(2) Derivatives 680,160 0.43% 107,816 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,906,628 4.42% 875,179 0.56%
(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 1,714 34.1549
Purchase 7,491 34.2684
Purchase 60,000 Transfer
Purchase 40,365 34.2702
Purchase 1,200 34.0555
Purchase 34,107 34.3404
Purchase 3,299 34.3155
Purchase 60,000 Transfer
Purchase 1,028 34.5700
Purchase 2,583 34.5700
Sale 913 34.1000
Sale 1,280 34.0718
Sale 60,000 Transfer
Sale 10,838 34.2346
Sale 13,560 34.1195
Sale 8,100 34.0400
Sale 3,314 33.9942
Sale 392 34.5450
Sale 827 34.5700
Sale 1,500 34.5700
Sale 2,700 34.5700
Sale 419 34.5700
Sale 1,800 34.5700
Sale 33,019 34.2947
Sale 2,583 34.5700
Sale 8,490 34.0184
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3314 33.9941
CFD Long 8100 34.0399
CFD Long 1280 34.0718
CFD Long 13560 34.1194
CFD Long 10838 34.2345
CFD Long 33019 34.2946
CFD Short 1200 34.0554
CFD Short 1714 34.1549
CFD Short 7491 34.2683
CFD Short 40365 34.2701
CFD Short 3299 34.3154
CFD Short 34107 34.3404
(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 18 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