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               04 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       6,388,102     4.09%        791,898     0.51%
securities
(2) Derivatives      666,013     0.43%        330,354     0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              7,054,115     4.51%      1,122,252     0.72%


(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      342,826              Transfer
Purchase      37                   33.9049
Purchase      3,178                34.0821
Purchase      107,000              34.1196
Purchase      3,096                33.9686
Purchase      6,000                33.9124
Purchase      16,492               33.9819
Purchase      6,493                34.3344
Purchase      40,000               33.7051
Purchase      7,401                34.3632
Purchase      4,124                33.9610
Purchase      457                  34.1372
Sale          64,450               33.9283
Sale          11,030               34.0450
Sale          2,719                33.9645
Sale          16,140               33.9826
Sale          3,352                33.6958
Sale          150                  33.7000
Sale          2,188                33.9744
Sale          3,660                34.0861
Sale          5,441                33.9054
Sale          1,600                33.8349
Sale          328                  33.6949
Sale          342,826              Transfer
Sale          15,882               33.9646
Sale          900                  33.9305

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          328           33.6949
CFD            Long          3352          33.6957
CFD            Long          1600          33.8349
CFD            Long          5441          33.9053
CFD            Long          64450         33.9283
CFD            Long          900           33.9305
CFD            Long          18601         33.9645
CFD            Long          2188          33.9744
CFD            Long          16140         33.9826
CFD            Long          11030         34.0449
CFD            Short         334           33.6933
CFD            Short         40000         33.705
CFD            Short         37            33.9048
CFD            Short         4124          33.961
CFD            Short         3096          33.9685
CFD            Short         16492         33.9819
CFD            Short         3178          34.082
CFD            Short         107000        34.1195
CFD            Short         6493          34.3344
CFD            Short         7401          34.3632

(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                         05 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