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Rule 2.10 Announcement
Lonrho Plc
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales)
(Registration number 2805337)
JSE share code: LAF; ISIN number: GB0002568813
(“Lonrho”)
RULE 2.10 ANNOUNCEMENT
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY (IN WHOLE OR IN PART) IN, INTO OR FROM ANY
JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.
In accordance with Rule 2.10 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, the Company confirms that it has 1,653,415,048 Ordinary Shares of 1p each in issue
admitted to the Official List (premium segment) and to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market for listed securities under the ISIN GB0002568813
(the “Ordinary Shares”). The Company also maintains a secondary listing on the AltX (alternative exchange) of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and has
American Depository Shares, representing 1,777,000 of its issued Ordinary Shares, traded on the OTC QX International Exchange in the United States.
In addition the Company has US$70,000,000 7 per cent. Guaranteed Convertible Bonds due 2015 admitted to the official list of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
and admitted to trading on the Euro MTF Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange under the ISIN XS0549738531 (the “Convertible Bonds”). The Convertible
Bonds are convertible into preference shares of LAH Jersey Limited at the holders’ option which are exchangeable into Ordinary Shares.
A copy of this announcement will be available at www.lonrho.com. The content of the website referred to in this announcement is not incorporated into and does
not form part of this announcement.
Jefferies International Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for Lonrho and
for no one else in connection with the subject matter of this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Lonrho for providing the protections
afforded to its clients or for providing advice in connection with the subject matter of this announcement.
The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom
or who are subject to other jurisdictions should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable requirements.
This announcement is not intended to, and does not, constitute or form part of any offer, invitation or the solicitation of an offer to purchase, otherwise acquire,
subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of, any securities whether pursuant to this announcement or otherwise. The distribution of this announcement in
jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom may be restricted by law and therefore persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves
about, and observe such restrictions. Any failure to comply with the restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities law of any such jurisdiction.
Disclosure requirements of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)
Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any person who is interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any paper offeror (being
any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position
Disclosure following the commencement of the offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any paper offeror is first identified. An Opening
Position Disclosure must contain details of the person’s interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree
company and (ii) any paper offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London
time) on the 10th business day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day
following the announcement in which any paper offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a paper
offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure.
Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any paper
offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any paper offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must
contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person’s interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the
offeree company and (ii) any paper offeror, save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to
whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the business day following the date of the relevant dealing.
If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of
an offeree company or a paper offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.
Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company, by
any offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).
Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be
found in the Disclosure Table on the Takeover Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when
the offer period commenced and when any offeror was first identified. You should contact the Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129 if you are
in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure.
16 May 2013
For further information:
Lonrho plc +44 (0) 020 7016 5105
Geoffrey White / David Armstrong
Jefferies International Limited +44 (0) 020 7029 8000
Sara Hale / Andrew Bell / Michael Collinson / Harry Nicholas
JSE Sponsor
Java Capital
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