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