24th Mar 2011 11:30
24 March 2011
LONRHO Plc
("Lonrho" or the "Company" or the "Group")
Intention to Seek Admission to the Official List as a Premium Listing and Cancellation of Trading on AIM
The Board of Lonrho is pleased to announce that the Company intends to apply for admission of its issued share capital to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority ("Official List") as a premium listing and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market for listed securities ("Main Market") by way of an introduction.
The Company hereby gives notice of the intended cancellation of admission to trading of the Company's issued share capital on AIM. It is expected that the admission of the Company's shares to the Official List and to trading on the Main Market will take place simultaneously with the cancellation of the admission to trading on AIM, and will become effective at 8.00 a.m. on or around 26 April 2011.
The Company has been granted a waiver under AIM Rule 41 from seeking consent from shareholders in a general meeting for such cancellation of trading.
The Company looks forward to a further announcement shortly concerning the publication of its Prospectus.
Enquiries:
Lonrho Plc David Lenigas, Chairman | - +44 (0)20 7016 5105 |
Geoffrey White, Chief Executive Officer | +44 (0)20 7016 5105 |
David Armstrong, Finance Director | +44 (0)20 7016 5105 |
Pelham Bell Pottinger | |
Charles Vivian | +44 (0) 20 7861 3126 |
+44 (0) 7977 297903 | |
James MacFarlane | +44 (0) 20 7861 3864 |
+44 (0) 7841 672831 | |
Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nomad) | |
Rosalind Hill Abrahams Roland Cornish
Panmure Gordon (UK) LimitedTim Linacre Dominic Morley
| +44 (0) 20 7628 3396 +44 (0) 20 7614 8388
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