Foreign Targets Greater Than $100M

August 18, 2008

Target: Lonmin PLC (1099)

Platinum mining co

United Kingdom

Greenhill; CitiAcquiror: Xstrata PLC (1222)

Copper, coal,ferroalloy mining

Switzerland

Macquarie Capital Partners; Deutsche Bank Deal InformationValue:

Type:

Announced:9,267.0

Merger

08/06/08UK - Xstrata PLC (XP) of Switzerland planned to launch an unsolicited tender offer to acquire the remaining 91.97% interest, or 143.816 mil ordinary shares, which it did not already own, in Lonmin PLC (LP), a London-based platinum mining company, for 33 British pounds (68.127 Swiss francs/$64.271 US) in cash per share, or a total value of…

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