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               02 September 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       6,321,646     4.04%        768,357     0.49%
securities
(2) Derivatives      651,000     0.42%        235,039     0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,972,646     4.46%      1,003,396     0.64%


(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 (GBP)
Purchase      6,427                34.5385
Purchase      158                  34.3200
Purchase      22,578               34.4153
Purchase      6,666                34.5071
Purchase      6,030                34.4032
Purchase      9,075                34.3930
Purchase      1,174                34.3945
Purchase      3,428                34.5000
Purchase      731                  34.3251
Purchase      1,909                34.3723
Purchase      2,300                34.4004
Sale          6,642                34.3208
Sale          3,419                34.3631
Sale          12,118               34.5369
Sale          6,708                34.4077
Sale          3,900                34.3205
Sale          3,502                34.3000
Sale          7,111                34.5547
Sale          14,792               34.4808
Sale          100                  34.4548
Sale          3,832                34.3200
Sale          22,366               34.4095

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          3900          34.3205
CFD            Long          6642          34.3207
CFD            Long          830           34.3269
CFD            Long          1768          34.375
CFD            Long          22366         34.4095
CFD            Long          100           34.4548
CFD            Short         731           34.3251
CFD            Short         1909          34.3722
CFD            Short         9075          34.393
CFD            Short         1174          34.3944
CFD            Short         6030          34.4032
CFD            Short         22578         34.4153
CFD            Short         3428          34.5
CFD            Short         6666          34.5071

(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                         03 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