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 27 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 6,256,961 4.00% 852,436 0.55%
securities
(2) Derivatives 707,511 0.45% 251,809 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,964,472 4.45% 1,104,245 0.71%
(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 728 34.6055
Purchase 292 34.6000
Purchase 300 34.6000
Purchase 2,000 34.4730
Purchase 11,992 34.4511
Purchase 31,713 34.3777
Purchase 3,912 34.2785
Purchase 697 34.4327
Purchase 3,672 34.3400
Purchase 9,226 34.4101
Purchase 10,053 34.4022
Sale 4,066 34.2042
Sale 1,199 34.4398
Sale 500 34.2204
Sale 9,250 34.3931
Sale 2,600 34.2102
Sale 4,468 34.3704
Sale 176 34.4500
Sale 1,500 34.4845
Sale 600 34.4348
Sale 480 34.6000
Sale 1,784 34.2698
Sale 1,286 34.4879
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 4066 34.2041
CFD Long 2600 34.2102
CFD Long 500 34.2204
CFD Long 4468 34.3703
CFD Long 9250 34.393
CFD Long 600 34.4348
CFD Long 1199 34.4398
CFD Long 1500 34.4844
CFD Long 1286 34.4878
CFD Short 3912 34.2784
CFD Short 31713 34.3777
CFD Short 10053 34.4022
CFD Short 9226 34.41
CFD Short 697 34.4326
CFD Short 11992 34.451
CFD Short 2000 34.473
CFD Short 728 34.6055
(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 28 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