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               12 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       6,233,534       3.99%      831,180      0.53%
securities
(2) Derivatives      649,384       0.42%      290,404      0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,882,918       4.40%    1,121,584      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      8,252                29.8091
Purchase      19,900               30.1488
Purchase      1,706                30.0564
Purchase      1,000                29.8145
Purchase      6,927                29.9787
Purchase      25,951               29.9680
Purchase      1,263                29.9498
Purchase      1,461                30.0544
Purchase      816                  29.2900
Purchase      1,315                30.4000
Purchase      34,129               29.9480
Purchase      179                  30.4000
Purchase      20,725               30.1650
Purchase      946                  30.4000
Sale          7,956                30.3940
Sale          2,421                29.9316
Sale          13,335               29.9600
Sale          204                  29.4755
Sale          33,861               29.9532
Sale          6,631                29.9437
Sale          350                  30.1255
Sale          1,600                29.6763
Sale          4,876                29.9381
Sale          1,736                30.0202
Sale          200                  29.7756
Sale          12,116               29.8485
Sale          100                  30.1855

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          204           29.4754
CFD            Long          1600          29.6763
CFD            Long          200           29.7755
CFD            Long          12116         29.8485
CFD            Long          2421          29.9315
CFD            Long          4450          29.9327
CFD            Long          4876          29.938
CFD            Long          33861         29.9531
CFD            Long          13335         29.96
CFD            Long          2181          29.966
CFD            Long          350           30.1254
CFD            Long          100           30.1855
CFD            Short         8252          29.809
CFD            Short         1000          29.8144
CFD            Short         2194          29.9141
CFD            Short         34129         29.9479
CFD            Short         1263          29.9498
CFD            Short         25951         29.968
CFD            Short         4733          30.0085
CFD            Short         1461          30.0543
CFD            Short         1706          30.0563
CFD            Short         19900         30.1487
CFD            Short         20725         30.1649

(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                         15 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