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               28 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       6,335,918       4.05%      775,778      0.50%
securities
(2) Derivatives      660,717       0.42%      249,671      0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,996,635       4.47%    1,025,449      0.66%

(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      69,355               34.5929
Purchase      15,050               34.6010
Purchase      239                  34.5890
Purchase      1,137                34.5855
Purchase      19,477               34.6200
Purchase      2,580                34.6000
Purchase      1,305                34.6815
Purchase      15,050               34.6045
Purchase      6,492                34.6200
Purchase      10,068               34.6148
Purchase      800                  34.5876
Purchase      2,597                34.5700
Purchase      13,492               34.5956
Purchase      6,492                34.6200
Purchase      1,918                34.5752
Purchase      726                  34.6055
Purchase      19,800               34.5976
Purchase      2,208                34.6829
Purchase      1,857                34.8000
Purchase      5,481                34.6906
Sale          39                   34.4977
Sale          500                  34.5843
Sale          71                   34.5900
Sale          2,597                34.5700
Sale          17                   34.5806
Sale          13,266               34.5931
Sale          2,000                34.6045
Sale          15,050               34.6045
Sale          5,782                34.4932
Sale          69,355               34.5929
Sale          5,910                34.5161
Sale          2,580                34.7734


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          5782          34.4931
CFD            Long          39            34.4976
CFD            Long          5910          34.5161
CFD            Long          500           34.5843
CFD            Long          71            34.59
CFD            Long          69355         34.5929
CFD            Long          13266         34.5931
CFD            Long          2000          34.6044
CFD            Short         1918          34.5752
CFD            Short         1137          34.5855
CFD            Short         800           34.5875
CFD            Short         239           34.589
CFD            Short         69355         34.5929
CFD            Short         13492         34.5955
CFD            Short         19800         34.5976
CFD            Short         15050         34.6044
CFD            Short         726           34.6055
CFD            Short         10068         34.6148
CFD            Short         1305          34.6814
CFD            Short         2208          34.6828
CFD            Short         5481          34.6905


(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                         29 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