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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 and LONN
Issuer Code: LOLMI & ISIN : GB0031192486 ("Lonmin")
1 December 2015
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are Lonmin plc
attached: ii
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
notification obligation: iii
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
See Section 9
(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or 24 November 2015
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 25 November 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
Below 8%
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
Ordinary Shares
(ISIN: 48,536,247 48,536,247 43,536,247 7.4179%*
GB0031192486)
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 Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights
xvii xx
instrument price date Conversion instrument refers to
xviii
period
10 Nominal Delta
NIL Paid Rights GBP –
December 2,134,717,162
(“Rights”) 0.01
2015 7.9070%**
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
43,536,247 from ordinary shares and 2,134,717,162
7.8966%***
voting rights from Rights
* Percentage of voting rights calculation is using 586,906,900 shares as the denominator.
** Percentage of voting rights calculation is using 26,997,717,400 New Shares as the denominator.
*** Percentage of voting rights calculation is using 27,584,624,300 (586,906,900 ordinary shares +
26,997,717,400 New Shares) as the denominator.
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Number of Outstanding
Shares Percent
****
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 43,536,247 7.8966%
(2,134,717,162 shares from Rights)
Holdings by CG Management Companies:
Capital Guardian Trust Company 10,565,835 2.2790%
(618,078,210 shares from Rights)
Capital International Sàrl 14,557,107 2.4803%
(669,626,922 shares from Rights)
Capital International, Inc. 18,413,305 3.1373%
(847,012,030 shares from Rights)
*** Percentage of voting rights calculation is using 27,584,624,300 (586,906,900 ordinary shares + 26,997,717,400 New
Shares) as the denominator.
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
15. Contact telephone number: +44 20 7201 6044
Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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