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