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