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 09 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 6,342,585 4.06% 903,330 0.58%
securities
(2) Derivatives 754,317 0.48% 308,746 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,096,902 4.54% 1,212,076 0.78%
(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
Purchase 14,660 30.4286
Purchase 4,100 30.6714
Purchase 121,048 31.2967
Purchase 5,766 31.2468
Purchase 700 30.7751
Purchase 1,564 31.4969
Purchase 816 33.683
Purchase 7,502 31.4956
Purchase 45,091 31.0264
Purchase 6,500 31.7555
Purchase 1,772 30.9244
Purchase 613 32.5900
Purchase 2,074 31.0982
Purchase 2,600 30.9318
Purchase 602 30.7500
Purchase 3,000 30.6972
Purchase 107,105 31.2813
Purchase 15,386 31.1492
Sale 7,702 31.1415
Sale 4,658 31.1769
Sale 1,926 30.6963
Sale 3,335 31.2441
Sale 900 30.3181
Sale 107,105 31.2813
Sale 613 32.5900
Sale 1,677 30.7828
Sale 11,312 31.2441
Sale 200 30.8454
Sale 1,280 31.7019
Sale 2,374 30.8860
Sale 5,376 30.5235
Sale 5,136 31.2441
Sale 837 32.5900
Sale 14,139 30.4943
Sale 22,568 31.2383
Sale 4,169 30.4943
Sale 6,165 30.4943
Sale 46,663 31.0110
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 900 30.3181
CFD Long 5376 30.5235
CFD Long 1926 30.6963
CFD Long 1677 30.7827
CFD Long 200 30.8454
CFD Long 2374 30.8859
CFD Long 46663 31.011
CFD Long 7702 31.1414
CFD Long 4658 31.1769
CFD Long 22568 31.2383
CFD Long 107105 31.2813
CFD Short 14660 30.4286
CFD Short 4100 30.6714
CFD Short 700 30.7751
CFD Short 1772 30.9244
CFD Short 2600 30.9317
CFD Short 45091 31.0263
CFD Short 2074 31.0981
CFD Short 15386 31.1491
CFD Short 959 31.2405
CFD Short 5766 31.2468
CFD Short 107105 31.2813
CFD Short 121048 31.2966
CFD Short 7502 31.4956
CFD Short 6500 31.7555
CFD Short 2098 32.5835
CFD Short 555 33.0334
(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 10 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