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