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 21 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 6,244,241 3.99% 856,144 0.55%
securities
(2) Derivatives 714,053 0.46% 235,605 0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,958,294 4.45% 1,091,749 0.70%
(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 1,941 34.6000
Purchase 200 34.4855
Purchase 3,445 34.5000
Purchase 179 34.5000
Purchase 10,179 34.5585
Purchase 1,500 34.5555
Purchase 32,246 34.5284
Purchase 3,598 34.4974
Purchase 20,400 34.5288
Purchase 2,500 34.5155
Purchase 31,537 34.5643
Sale 5,133 34.5467
Sale 142 34.5000
Sale 200 34.4443
Sale 2,444 34.4785
Sale 3,598 34.4974
Sale 2,991 34.4769
Sale 3,598 34.4974
Sale 2,100 34.5583
Sale 3,832 34.5000
Sale 30,279 34.5225
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 200 34.4443
CFD Long 2444 34.4784
CFD Long 30279 34.5224
CFD Long 5133 34.5467
CFD Long 2100 34.5582
CFD Short 200 34.4855
CFD Short 2500 34.5155
CFD Short 32246 34.5283
CFD Short 20400 34.5288
CFD Short 1500 34.5555
CFD Short 10179 34.5584
CFD Short 31537 34.5643
CFD Short 1941 34.6
(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 22 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