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               03 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       6,321,664     4.04%        782,457     0.50%
securities
(2) Derivatives      660,232     0.42%        260,448     0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,981,896     4.46%      1,042,905     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 (GBP)
Purchase      6,181                34.4196
Purchase      194                  34.4839
Purchase      1,101                34.4052
Purchase      537                  34.4146
Purchase      16,550               34.3935
Purchase      4,404                34.4371
Purchase      30,907               34.3655
Purchase      389                  34.1700
Purchase      652                  34.1700
Purchase      101                  34.5038
Purchase      76                   34.3400
Sale          3,412                34.3782
Sale          2,000                34.3848
Sale          17,881               34.3962
Sale          10,000               34.3189
Sale          2,029                34.3984
Sale          519                  34.4076
Sale          4,124                34.1657
Sale          4,082                34.3118
Sale          1,456                34.3200
Sale          2,332                34.3242
Sale          6,529                34.3123
Sale          6,030                34.3524
Sale          100                  34.3443
Sale          580                  34.2955

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          4124          34.1657
CFD            Long          580           34.2954
CFD            Long          4082          34.3118
CFD            Long          6529          34.3122
CFD            Long          100           34.3443
CFD            Long          6030          34.3523
CFD            Long          2000          34.3848
CFD            Long          17881         34.3962
CFD            Long          2029          34.3984
CFD            Long          519           34.4075
CFD            Short         76            34.34
CFD            Short         30907         34.3654
CFD            Short         16550         34.3934
CFD            Short         1101          34.4052
CFD            Short         537           34.4145
CFD            Short         6181          34.4195
CFD            Short         4404          34.4371
CFD            Short         194           34.4839
CFD            Short         101           34.5037

(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                         04 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