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 29 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 6,353,354 4.06% 775,577 0.50%
securities
(2) Derivatives 665,617 0.43% 271,149 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,018,971 4.49% 1,046,726 0.67%
(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 3,247 34.4400
Purchase 756 34.7900
Purchase 159 34.7900
Purchase 1,857 34.7900
Purchase 7,534 34.6252
Purchase 479 34.5310
Purchase 1,897 34.7900
Purchase 36 34.5657
Purchase 892 34.7900
Purchase 8,779 34.6648
Purchase 13,526 34.6661
Purchase 22,985 34.5624
Purchase 3,247 34.4400
Purchase 79 34.7134
Purchase 1,000 34.6656
Purchase 3,522 34.5963
Purchase 846 34.7900
Purchase 1,573 34.7900
Purchase 1,152 34.7900
Purchase 11,898 34.7900
Purchase 1,152 34.7900
Purchase 361 34.7900
Purchase 4,211 34.7900
Purchase 6,921 34.7447
Sale 4,132 34.6989
Sale 1,349 34.6644
Sale 600 34.4143
Sale 361 34.6684
Sale 1,152 34.7900
Sale 1,393 34.6660
Sale 1,195 34.6684
Sale 555 34.7900
Sale 3,587 34.7900
Sale 6,652 34.6547
Sale 800 34.6605
Sale 4,156 34.7900
Sale 1,636 34.6799
Sale 8,000 34.3909
Sale 3,208 34.6869
Sale 1,255 34.7900
Sale 22,985 34.5624
Sale 3,317 34.7949
Sale 585 34.6978
Sale 1,857 34.7900
Sale 11,898 34.7900
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 600 34.4143
CFD Long 22985 34.5624
CFD Long 6652 34.6546
CFD Long 800 34.6605
CFD Long 1349 34.6644
CFD Long 1636 34.6798
CFD Long 3208 34.6869
CFD Long 4132 34.6988
CFD Short 479 34.531
CFD Short 22985 34.5624
CFD Short 36 34.5658
CFD Short 3522 34.5963
CFD Short 7534 34.6251
CFD Short 8779 34.6648
CFD Short 1000 34.6655
CFD Short 13526 34.6661
CFD Short 79 34.7134
(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 01 September 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