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               19 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       6,121,108       3.91%      878,321      0.56%
securities
(2) Derivatives      740,250       0.47%      130,772      0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,861,358       4.39%    1,009,093      0.65%


(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      8,663                34.1965
Purchase      4,500                34.1333
Purchase      22,437               34.1695
Purchase      22,148               34.2109
Purchase      6,492                34.2200
Purchase      9,234                34.1943
Purchase      16,367               34.2144
Purchase      12,985               34.2200
Sale          2,508                34.1505
Sale          9,226                34.1223
Sale          23,918               34.1619
Sale          2,222                34.1658
Sale          1,408                34.0677
Sale          15,000               34.1789
Sale          13,142               34.0972
Sale          2,395                34.1500
Sale          9,596                34.1265
Sale          716                  34.2285
Sale          74,620               34.1393
Sale          6,079                34.1134

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1408          34.0676
CFD            Long          13142         34.0972
CFD            Long          6079          34.1133
CFD            Long          9226          34.1222
CFD            Long          9596          34.1264
CFD            Long          74620         34.1392
CFD            Long          2508          34.1504
CFD            Long          23918         34.1618
CFD            Short         4073          34.1556
CFD            Short         64489         34.1558
CFD            Short         22437         34.1695
CFD            Short         9234          34.1943
CFD            Short         8663          34.1965
CFD            Short         22148         34.2109
CFD            Short         16367         34.2143

(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                         20 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