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 11 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 6,188,446 3.96% 833,193 0.53%
securities
(2) Derivatives 674,424 0.43% 269,824 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,862,870 4.39% 1,103,017 0.71%
(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 4,645 29.6733
Purchase 500 30.4000
Purchase 4,876 29.2937
Purchase 6,607 29.4133
Purchase 33,282 29.5355
Purchase 9,882 29.8774
Purchase 858 29.2944
Purchase 8,283 29.4806
Purchase 225 29.2900
Purchase 5,711 29.8306
Purchase 19,005 30.0262
Purchase 3,890 29.4188
Sale 14,695 29.6128
Sale 600 29.2900
Sale 3,950 30.7362
Sale 6,139 29.9216
Sale 46,006 29.6579
Sale 17,998 29.9326
Sale 1,200 30.5467
Sale 1,627 29.2900
Sale 9,576 30.4631
Sale 91 30.3152
Sale 3,000 30.0968
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 14695 29.6128
CFD Long 46006 29.6579
CFD Long 6139 29.9215
CFD Long 17998 29.9325
CFD Long 3000 30.0968
CFD Long 91 30.3151
CFD Long 1200 30.5467
CFD Short 1185 29.2842
CFD Short 4876 29.2936
CFD Short 858 29.2943
CFD Short 6607 29.4132
CFD Short 3890 29.4187
CFD Short 8283 29.4805
CFD Short 33282 29.5355
CFD Short 541 29.5723
CFD Short 4645 29.6733
CFD Short 5711 29.8306
CFD Short 9882 29.8774
CFD Short 19005 30.0261
CFD Short 577 30.251
CFD Short 500 30.4
(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 12 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