Lonrho Plc
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales)
(Registration number 2805337)
(Share code: LAF; ISIN number: GB0002568813)
('Lonrho' or 'the Company')
i
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Lonrho Plc
of existing shares to which voting rights are GB0002568813
ii
attached:
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 shares
n/a
already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments Yes
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights n/a
Other (please specify): n/a
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
iii UBS Investment Bank
notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
iv UBS AG London Branch
(if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or 21 February 2013
v
reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 25 February 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
vi, vii 14%
reached:
8. Notified details:
viii, ix
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of to the triggering
shares transaction
x
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
if possible of of of shares rights
using Shares Voting xi xii Indirec
Direct Indirect Direct
the ISIN Rights t
CODE
GB00025688
237,009,152 237,009,152 215,036,112 215,036,112 - 13.46% -
13
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.
- - - - -
xv, xvi
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
xix,
Type of Exercise Expirati Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights
xx
financial price on date Conversion instrument refers to
xvii xviii
instrument period
Nominal Delta
15-OCT-
XS0549738531 n/a 4 years 6,387,687
2015
0.40% -
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
221,423,799 13.86%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
xxi
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:
14. Contact name: Jim Hughes
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7016 5105
26 February 2013
South African sponsor
Java Capital
Date: 26/02/2013 07:55:00 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za
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