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