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