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Notification of major interest in shares
Lonmin Plc
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
(Registered in the Republic of South Africa under
registration number 1969/000015/10)
JSE code: LON
Issuer Code: LOLMI & ISIN : GB0031192486 ("Lonmin")
19 March 2015
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
Lonmin Plc
of existing shares to which voting rights are GB0031192486
attached: ii
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
n/a
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying
n/a
financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights n/a
Other (please
n/a
specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the UBS Investment Bank
notification obligation: iii UBS Group AG
UBS AG
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
UBS AG London Branch
(if different from 3.):iv UBS Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or 16 March 2015
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 18 March 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
3%
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 Indirect Direct Indirect
Rights
GB0031192486 No No
Previous Previous - - 21,171,672 - 3.63%
Disclosure Disclosure
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,
Type of financial Exercise Expirati Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights
xx
instrument price on date Conversion instrument refers to
xvii xviii
period
Nominal Delta
- - - - -
- -
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
21,171,672 3.63%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
UBS Group AG is a group holding company for UBS Investment Bank business. Voting rights
are held through its controlled undertakings as set out below.
UBS AG directly 480,000 (0.08%); and
- directly through its branches: UBS AG London Branch – 19,233,236 (3.30%); and
- indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited – 1,458,436 (0.25%)
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: John Morrison, Lonmin Plc
15. Contact telephone number: +44 20 7201 6044
Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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