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