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LONRHO PLC - Rule 2.10 announcement

Release Date: 03/07/2013 10:15
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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: GB0002568813
(“Lonrho” or “the company”)
Primary listing on the LSE and secondary listing on the AltX of the JSE

3 July 2013

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 UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, the Company confirms that it
has 1,683,415,048 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 Receipts traded on the OTC QX International
Exchange in the United States under the ISIN US5433771053. Each American Depositary Receipt represents
100 Ordinary Shares of 1p each in the Company.

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.

For further information:

Lonrho plc                                                                +020 7016 5105
Geoffrey White / David Armstrong

Jefferies International Limited                                           +020 7029 8000
Sara Hale / Andrew Bell / Michael Collinson / Harry Nicholas

Java Capital                                                              +27 (011) 283 0042
(JSE Sponsor to Lonrho)

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.

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