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TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Sharesi
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: GB0031192486
("Lonmin")
TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Sharesi
For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
Lonmin Plc
of existing shares to which voting rights are
GB0031192486
attached: ii
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of
n/a
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments n/a
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights n/a
Other (please specify): n/a
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the UBS Investment Bank
notification obligation: iii UBS Group AG
4. Full name of shareholder(s) UBS AG London Branch
(if different from 3.):iv UBS Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or 9 June 2015
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 11 June 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
3%
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
if possible using Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights x
the ISIN CODE of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
Rights
GB0031192486 Below Below
Notifiable Notifiable - - 19,276,978 - 3.30%
Threshold Threshold
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
- - - - -
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expirati Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights xix, xx
instrument price on date Conversion instrument refers to
xvii
period xviii
Nominal Delta
- - - - -
- -
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
19,276,978 3.30%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
UBS Group AG is a group holding company for UBS Investment Bank business. Voting rights are held through its
controlled undertakings as set out below.
UBS AG
- directly through its branches: UBS AG London Branch – 19,242,621 (3.29%); and
- indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited – 34,357 (0.01%)
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: Seema Kamboj, Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number: 00 44 20 7201 6053
12 June 2015
Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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