TR-1: Notification of of Major Interest in Shares
Lonrho Plc
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales)
(Registration number 2805337)
(Share code: LAF; ISIN number: GB0002568813)
(“Lonrho”)
For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Lonrho PLC
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of No
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial No
instruments
No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
No
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification
Zesiger Capital Group LLC (“ZCG”), as
obligation:
investment adviser
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
Various discretionary accounts that ZCG
manages
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached: December 31, 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:
December 31, 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below 11%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible using Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE of of of shares rights
Shares Voting Direc
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Rights t
GB0002568813
175,757,000 11.00% 175,257,000 175,257,000 10.97%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that may be rights
Period acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument
period refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
175,257,000 10.97%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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: All shares are held indirectly by various
discretionary accounts that ZCG manages. ZCG
has voting discretion with respect to some but not
all accounts.
14. Contact name:
Jim Hughes
15. Contact telephone number:
+44 (0) 207 016 5105
2 January 2013
South African sponsor
Java Capital
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