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