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