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