3rd Aug 2012 12:15
For filings with the FSA include the annex |
For filings with issuer exclude the annex |
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Lonrho PLC |
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 acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | No | |
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | No | |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | No | |
Other (please specify): | No | |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| Zesiger Capital Group LLC ("ZCG"), as investment adviser |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| Various discretionary accounts that ZCG manages |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| August 2, 2012 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| August 2, 2012 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| Above 11% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
GB0002568813 | 168,662,485 | 10.73% | 176,656, 947 | 176,656,947 | 11.24% | ||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
| % of votingrights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights
| |
Nominal | Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
176,656, 947 | 11.24% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
| All shares are held indirectly by various discretionary accounts that ZCG manages. ZCG has voting discretion with respect to some but not all accounts.
The above percentages were calculated based on the issuer's disclosure on June 29, 2012 that it has 1,572,288,244 voting shares outstanding. |
14. Contact name:
| Jim Hughes |
15. Contact telephone number:
| +44 (0) 207 016 5105 |
Related Shares:
Lonrho