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Rule 8.3- Lonmin plc

RNS Number : 8409C
BNP Paribas London
05 September 2008
 



                                       FORM 8.3                        

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE 

(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)



1.    KEY INFORMATION


Name of person dealing  (Note 1)

BNP PARIBAS


Company dealt in

Lonmin plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Ordinary shares

Date of dealing

04 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 securities 


2,866,419           1.83%


(2) Derivatives (other than options)




(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell




Total


2,866,419 1.83 %



(b)    Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:


Long

Short



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)


  • Purchases and sales


Purchases

Quantity

Price

 

251

34.43

 

106

34.38

 

758

34.26

 

346

34.25

 

520

34.24

 

164

34.23

 

2555

34.22

 

688

34.21

 

609

34.20

 

2937

34.05

 

3424

34.04

 

1317

34.03

 

1478

34.02

 

250000

33.95

 

395

33.95

 

654184

33.94

 

1597

33.94

 

1078

33.93

 

884

33.92

 

381

33.91

 

1055

33.90

 

95816

33.87

 

881

33.80

 

10063

33.70

Total:

  1,031,487  

 


Sales

Quantity

Price

 

-19

34.30

 

-48

34.28

 

-94

34.27

 

-2093

34.26

 

-172

34.24

 

-200

34.23

 

-321

34.22

 

-100

34.21

 

-857

34.20

 

-377

34.18

 

-94

34.16

 

-2535

34.12

 

-6

34.08

 

-492

34.06

 

-1982

34.05

 

-362

34.04

 

-995

34.03

 

-1787

34.02

 

-7355

34.01

 

-287

34.00

 

-917

33.99

 

-303

33.94

 

-2

33.93

 

-2146

33.92

 

-1129

33.91

 

-7549

33.90

 

-543

33.89

 

-784

33.88

 

-953

33.87

 

-397

33.86

 

-1360

33.85

 

-159

33.82

 

-1867

33.80

 

-680

33.78

 

-100

33.76

 

-500

33.74

 

-3423

33.70

Total:

- 42,988  

 


 (b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name, 

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 6)

Number of securities (Note 7)

Price per unit (Note 5)









(c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,

e.g. call option


Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)

Exercise

price 

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry 

date

Option money

paid/received per unit (Note 5) 










(ii)    Exercising


Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities 

Exercise price per unit (Note 5)







(d)    Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction (Note 8)


Details

Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)






4.    OTHER INFORMATION


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

05 September 2008

Contact name

Neil Kober

Telephone number

020 7595 4821

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected

N/A

If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)

N/A



Notes


The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk




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