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