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 05 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 6,240,699 3.99% 909,570 0.58%
securities
(2) Derivatives 760,557 0.49% 301,436 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,001,256 4.48% 1,211,006 0.77%
(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 4,380 32.3040
Purchase 4,000 33.0884
Purchase 1,727 33.2009
Purchase 396,398 32.7145
Purchase 39,770 33.2137
Purchase 49,654 33.0914
Purchase 2,868 33.4435
Purchase 891 32.3000
Purchase 5,959 33.2586
Purchase 3,352 33.0076
Purchase 10,447 32.9922
Purchase 233 32.3000
Purchase 2,736 33.2003
Purchase 826 32.7648
Sale 34,965 33.4806
Sale 108 32.1693
Sale 297 33.6100
Sale 63,012 32.4366
Sale 36,100 33.7074
Sale 3,543 33.4310
Sale 140 32.3000
Sale 4,200 32.4436
Sale 11,426 33.4098
Sale 49,313 33.0794
Sale 5,500 33.9000
Sale 396,398 32.7145
Sale 38,713 32.6161
Sale 6,181 33.2705
Sale 19,477 32.3000
Sale 1,271 32.7972
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 63012 32.4366
CFD Long 4200 32.4435
CFD Long 38713 32.6161
CFD Long 396398 32.7144
CFD Long 1271 32.7972
CFD Long 49313 33.0793
CFD Long 6181 33.2705
CFD Long 11426 33.4097
CFD Long 34965 33.4806
CFD Long 36100 33.7073
CFD Short 4380 32.304
CFD Short 396398 32.7144
CFD Short 826 32.7647
CFD Short 10447 32.9922
CFD Short 3352 33.0076
CFD Short 49654 33.0913
CFD Short 2736 33.2003
CFD Short 1727 33.2009
CFD Short 39770 33.2137
CFD Short 5959 33.2586
CFD Short 2868 33.4435
(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 08 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