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