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               18 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       6,179,112       3.95%      811,539      0.52%
securities
(2) Derivatives      723,269       0.46%      106,877      0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,902,381       4.41%      918,416      0.59%


(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      820                  34.3647
Purchase      1,305                34.4455
Purchase      10,736               34.4937
Purchase      1,194                34.3530
Purchase      143                  34.4800
Purchase      1,951                34.4272
Purchase      29,531               34.3677
Purchase      207                  34.2298
Purchase      1,000                34.2255
Purchase      7,618                34.3010
Purchase      143                  33.8000
Sale          29,444               34.4297
Sale          1,147                34.4248
Sale          20,500               34.4740
Sale          11,044               34.2657
Sale          30,113               34.3508
Sale          1,010                34.1600
Sale          2,000                34.4465
Sale          57                   34.3000
Sale          1,100                34.4200
Sale          2,100                34.3438
Sale          496                  34.4800
Sale          900                  34.4800
Sale          1,131                34.4800
Sale          962                  34.4521


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          11044         34.2657
CFD            Long          2100          34.3438
CFD            Long          30113         34.3507
CFD            Long          1100          34.42
CFD            Long          1147          34.4248
CFD            Long          29444         34.4297
CFD            Long          2000          34.4464
CFD            Long          962           34.452
CFD            Long          20500         34.4739
CFD            Short         1000          34.2254
CFD            Short         207           34.2297
CFD            Short         7618          34.3009
CFD            Short         1194          34.3529
CFD            Short         820           34.3646
CFD            Short         29531         34.3677
CFD            Short         1951          34.4272
CFD            Short         1305          34.4455
CFD            Short         10736         34.4937


(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                         19 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