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TR1 Notification of major interest in shares
Lonrho Plc
(Formerly Lonrho Africa Plc)
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales)
(Registration number 2805337)
(Share code: LAF; ISIN number: GB0002568813)
(“Lonrho” or “the Company”)
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
Lonrho Plc
shares to which voting rights are attached:
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
X
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 notification obligation:
H21 Marco Limited.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached: 4 September 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Over 10%
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
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Rights
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 Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting rights
financial price date Conversion voting
instrument period rights
instrument
refers to
Nominal Delta
CFD’s
GB0002568813 147 583 951 9.39% 1
Nominal Delta
Convertible
Bond ISIN :
XS0549738531 1. November
2010 – 8 1.27% 0.35
15 October October
0.2474 2015 2015 20 057 257
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
167, 641,208 10.66% (9.39% + 1.27)
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments
are effectively held, if applicable:
H21 Marco Ltd -> UBS as Prime Broker
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: UBS AG (Prime Broker)
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:
15. Contact telephone number:
5 September 2012
South African sponsor
Java Capital
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