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Amended Opening position disclosure - Lonmin
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 : GB00BYSRJ698 ("Lonmin")
15 January 2018
This announcement replaces the previous SENS announcement S393921 released at
11:30 on 27 December 2017. Amendment made to section 3(d). All other information
remains unchanged.
FORM 8 (OPD)
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER
Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser: Lonmin Plc
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short N/A
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is
insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and
beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose Lonmin Plc
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree? OFFEREE
(e) Date position held: 21 December 2017
The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the Sibanye Gold Limited (trading as
discloser making disclosures in respect of any "Sibanye-Stillwater")
other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”
2. POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant
securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for
each additional class of relevant security.
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree
to which the disclosure relates
Class of relevant security:
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned Nil - Nil -
and/or controlled:
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: Nil - Nil -
(3) Stock-settled derivatives Nil - Nil -
(including options) and
agreements to purchase/sell:
Nil - Nil -
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TOTAL:
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or
agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental
Form 8 (Open Positions).
Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements
should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities
Class of relevant security in relation to None
which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights N/A
concerned and relevant percentages:
3. POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE
OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe (including directors’
and other employee options) of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer
making the disclosure:
(a) Beneficial holdings of the Directors of Lonmin Plc in its ordinary shares
Number of Lonmin Percentage of Lonmin issued
Name of Lonmin Director
Shares held share capital (%) (6 d.p.)
Brian Beamish 14,100 0.004986
Dr Len Konar 6,674 0.002360
Jonathan Leslie 6,851 0.002423
Ben Magara 30,836 0.010904
Varda Shine 17,037 0.006025
(b) Options and award held by the Directors of Lonmin Plc in its ordinary shares
Name Name of plan Shares in Grant date Exercise Vesting date
respect of price
which options
or awards
granted
Ben Long Term 9,726 18.12.14 - 18.12.17
Magara Incentive Plan 597,015 13.04.17 - 13.04.22
ASAP 2,622 09.12.13 - 09.12.16
240,027 10.01.17 - 10.01.20
Barrie Long Term 317,792 13.04.17 - 13.04.22
van de Incentive Plan
Merwe
ASAP 51,932 10.01.17 - 10.01.20
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(c) Interests of connected advisers
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Custody)
Percentage of Lonmin issued share
Number of Lonmin Shares held
capital (%)(6 d.p.)
45 (Equity Long) -
(d) Interests of persons acting in concert with Lonmin Plc
Nil
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or
agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form
8 (Open Positions).
Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements
should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).
4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the party to the offer making the disclosure or
any person acting in concert with it:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such
agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”
None
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between
the party to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, and
any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”
None
(c) Attachments
Are any Supplemental Forms attached?
Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) NO
Supplemental Form 8 (SBL) NO
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Date of disclosure: 21 December 2017
Contact name: Seema Kamboj, Company Secretary
Telephone number: +44 20 3908 1071
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information
Service.
The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s
disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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