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 10 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 6,195,564 3.96% 846,828 0.54%
securities
(2) Derivatives 698,212 0.45% 282,899 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,893,776 4.41% 1,129,727 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
Purchase 146 30.0530
Purchase 2,031 30.3600
Purchase 8,463 30.1117
Purchase 22,127 30.6600
Purchase 2,000 30.3446
Purchase 20,041 30.4404
Purchase 52,400 30.3414
Purchase 113 30.0300
Purchase 5,978 30.2184
Purchase 6,362 30.4985
Purchase 2,834 32.5900
Purchase 144 30.7500
Purchase 4,041 30.4127
Purchase 209 30.5800
Sale 18,273 30.0881
Sale 6,254 30.6646
Sale 9,700 30.7494
Sale 53,699 30.3881
Sale 3,788 30.3661
Sale 200 30.2954
Sale 11,349 30.2550
Sale 1,361 30.2847
Sale 6,276 30.4524
Sale 6,512 30.5481
Sale 8,772 30.6965
Sale 21,208 30.6646
Sale 1,000 31.1953
Sale 90,460 30.1908
Sale 3,684 30.6285
Sale 22,127 30.6600
Sale 9,247 30.6646
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 18273 30.088
CFD Long 90460 30.1907
CFD Long 11349 30.2549
CFD Long 1361 30.2847
CFD Long 200 30.2954
CFD Long 3788 30.3661
CFD Long 53699 30.3881
CFD Long 6276 30.4523
CFD Long 6512 30.5481
CFD Long 3684 30.6284
CFD Long 8772 30.6964
CFD Long 1000 31.1953
CFD Short 638 29.972
CFD Short 146 30.053
CFD Short 8463 30.1116
CFD Short 5978 30.2184
CFD Short 52400 30.3413
CFD Short 2000 30.3445
CFD Short 2031 30.36
CFD Short 4041 30.4127
CFD Short 20041 30.4404
CFD Short 6362 30.4985
CFD Short 377 30.6539
(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 11 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