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 26 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 6,210,285 3.97% 860,847 0.55%
securities
(2) Derivatives 716,098 0.46% 215,544 0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,926,383 4.43% 1,076,391 0.69%
(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 11,059 34.2780
Purchase 5,143 34.3400
Purchase 766 34.3400
Purchase 6,161 34.2618
Purchase 200 34.2352
Purchase 288 34.2329
Purchase 98 34.2635
Purchase 17,210 34.2374
Purchase 11,773 34.2781
Purchase 3,000 34.2364
Sale 21,501 34.2616
Sale 5,111 34.2971
Sale 1,800 34.4521
Sale 4,800 34.2307
Sale 1,800 34.2340
Sale 6,166 34.2648
Sale 450 34.2800
Sale 440 34.2719
Sale 146 34.2912
Sale 1,260 34.3400
Sale 1,200 34.3400
Sale 766 34.3400
Sale 5,143 34.3400
Sale 9,720 34.2699
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 4800 34.2307
CFD Long 1800 34.2339
CFD Long 21501 34.2616
CFD Long 6166 34.2648
CFD Long 9720 34.2698
CFD Long 5111 34.297
CFD Long 1800 34.4521
CFD Short 288 34.2329
CFD Short 200 34.2351
CFD Short 17210 34.2373
CFD Short 6161 34.2618
CFD Short 98 34.2634
CFD Short 22832 34.278
(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 27 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