Lonrho PLC Holding(s) in Company (2277J)

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RNS Number : 2277J

Lonrho PLC

12 July 2013

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying         LONRHO PLC (ISIN: GB0002568813) 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic                 X 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject             CQS DIRECTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES MASTER 
  to the                                                   FUND LIMITED 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                              AS ABOVE 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                       10 JULY 2013 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                         12 JULY 2013 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                         4% & 3% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type        Situation previous                       Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of                to the triggering                        transaction 
  shares            transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN CODE 
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                   Number           Number                  Number     Number of voting        % of voting rights 
                    of               of                     of          rights                  (x) 
                    Shares           Voting                 shares 
                                     Rights 
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                                                            Direct     Direct       Indirect   Direct       Indirect 
                                                                        (xi)         (xii) 
----------------   ----  --------  -------  ------  -----  ---------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial        Expiration         Exercise/                     Number of voting          % of voting 
  instrument               date (xiii)        Conversion Period             rights that may           rights 
                                              (xiv)                         be 
                                                                            acquired if the 
                                                                            instrument is 
                                                                            exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Exercise        Expiration       Exercise/         Number of voting         % of voting rights 
 financial           price           date (xvii)      Conversion        rights instrument        (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                           period            refers to 
                                                      (xviii) 
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 Contract for                                                                                   Nominal     Delta 
  difference on 
  ordinary shares 
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                                                                       34,668,855                             2.06% 
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 7% Convertible 
  Bonds due 2015                                                       3,239,962                            0.19% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                              Percentage of voting rights 
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 37,908,817                                                           2.25% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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   N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                                      N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                                                      N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                                       N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                    Jim Hughes 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                        [phone] 
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