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               20 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       6,190,833       3.96%      869,901      0.56%
securities
(2) Derivatives      730,943       0.47%      192,148      0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,921,776       4.43%    1,062,049      0.68%


(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      11,868               34.3337
Purchase      37,882               34.3974
Purchase      9,800                34.3797
Purchase      731                  34.3652
Purchase      518                  34.1500
Purchase      221                  34.4075
Purchase      1,300                34.3532
Purchase      494                  34.3900
Purchase      16,457               34.4181
Purchase      33,126               34.3836
Purchase      2,623                34.4116
Purchase      1,025                34.2986
Sale          518                  34.1500
Sale          1,702                34.2467
Sale          100                  34.4000
Sale          1,405                34.3927
Sale          3,161                34.4358
Sale          1,000                34.3743
Sale          268                  34.3000
Sale          38,166               34.3986

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1702          34.2466
CFD            Long          1000          34.3743
CFD            Long          38166         34.3986
CFD            Long          100           34.4
CFD            Long          3161          34.4358
CFD            Short         1025          34.2986
CFD            Short         11868         34.3337
CFD            Short         1300          34.3531
CFD            Short         731           34.3651
CFD            Short         9800          34.3796
CFD            Short         33126         34.3836
CFD            Short         37882         34.3973
CFD            Short         2623          34.4116
CFD            Short         16457         34.418

(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                         21 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