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TR-1 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)
For filings with the FSA 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
of existing shares to which voting rights are Lonrho 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
BlackRock Inc.
notification obligation: iii
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on
th
which the threshold is crossed or 19 October 2012
reached: v
rd
6. Date on which issuer notified: 23 October 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
Holding has gone below 11%
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
GB0002568813 129,244,183 129,244,183 N/A N/A 150,331,722 N/A 9.45%
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.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
xix, xx
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights
xvii
instrument price date Conversion instrument refers to
xviii
period
Nominal Delta
Convertible Bond GBP
15/10/2015 08/10/2015 22,235,615
XS0549738531 0.1559
1.40% 1.40%
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
172,567,337 10.85%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 172,567,337 (10.85%)
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: BlackRock Threshold Reporting Team
14. Contact name: Andrew Manchester
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 5773
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name
(including legal form of legal entities) Jim Hughes
Contact address
(registered office for legal entities)
Phone number & email
020 7016 5105
Other useful information
(at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
Contact address
Phone number & email
Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity
subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
24 October 2012
South African sponsor
Java Capital
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