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Notification of major interest in shares
Lonmin Plc (Incorporated in England and Wales)
(Registered in the Republic of South Africa under registration number 1969/000015/10)
JSE code: LON
Issuer Code: LOLMI & ISIN : GB00BYSRJ698 ("Lonmin")
22 July 2016
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (i)
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are Lonmin plc
attached: (ii)
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying
financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please
specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
notification obligation: (iii)
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
See Section 9
(if different from 3.):(iv)
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or 19 July 2016
reached: (v)
6. Date on which issuer notified: 20 July 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
Below 5% - aggregate of voting rights from shares
reached: (vi, vii)
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
(x)
if possible using Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE of of of shares rights
Shares Voting (xi) (xii)
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Rights
Ordinary Shares
(ISIN: 14,243,663 14,243,663 14,062,470 4.9850%
GB00BYSRJ698)
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
(xiii) (xiv)
instrument date Conversion Period rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
Not applicable
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
(xv, xvi)
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
(xix)
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights
(xvii) (xx)
instrument price date Conversion instrument refers to
(xviii)
period
Nominal Delta
Not applicable
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
14,062,470 4.9850%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Number of Percent of
Shares Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 14,062,470 4.9850%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
• Capital Guardian Trust Company1
• Capital International, Inc. 1
• Capital International Sàrl1
1 2
Indirect subsidiaries of Capital Research and Management Company .
2
Subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name: John Morrison
15. Contact telephone number: (44) 20 7201 6044
Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
END
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