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               22 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       6,214,890       3.97%      863,640      0.55%
securities
(2) Derivatives      719,331       0.46%      223,258      0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,934,221       4.43%    1,086,898      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      18,471               34.5401
Purchase      1,500                34.5155
Purchase      603                  34.5593
Purchase      284                  34.6000
Purchase      168                  34.5535
Purchase      1,093                34.5679
Purchase      500                  34.4335
Purchase      283                  34.4899
Purchase      2,314                34.5043
Purchase      4,923                34.5939
Purchase      182                  34.6800
Purchase      1,516                34.5674
Purchase      856                  34.6800
Purchase      1,932                34.6800
Sale          542                  34.6046
Sale          2,526                34.5382
Sale          5,457                34.4822
Sale          1,888                34.4671
Sale          1,825                34.4732
Sale          6,831                34.3900
Sale          10,272               34.4585
Sale          18,218               34.5242
Sale          8,296                34.5868
Sale          846                  34.5659
Sale          3,444                34.6800
Sale          1,831                34.6800
Sale          2,000                34.5845

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          10272         34.4584
CFD            Long          1888          34.467
CFD            Long          1825          34.4732
CFD            Long          5457          34.4822
CFD            Long          18218         34.5242
CFD            Long          2000          34.5844
CFD            Long          8296          34.5867
CFD            Short         500           34.4334
CFD            Short         283           34.4898
CFD            Short         2314          34.5043
CFD            Short         1500          34.5155
CFD            Short         18471         34.54
CFD            Short         168           34.5534
CFD            Short         1516          34.5674
CFD            Short         4923          34.5939
CFD            Short         284           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                         26 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