Notice of General Meeting
October 12 2010 - 12:40PM
UK Regulatory
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Lonrho PLC
12 October 2010
12th October 2010
LONRHO PLC
("Lonrho" or the "Company")
Notice of General Meeting of shareholders to approve
US$70 million convertible bonds
Lonrho Plc is pleased to give notice of a General Meeting following the
successful completion of an offering (the "Offering") of US$70 million
Guaranteed Convertible Bonds due 2015 by the Company's wholly-owned direct
subsidiary, LAH Jersey Limited (the "Bonds"), subject to shareholder approval.
The General Meeting of the Company will be held at 11.00 a.m. on Friday 29th
October 2010 for the purposes of considering the passing of the resolution to
give the directors the power on the exercise of conversion rights attaching to
the Bonds to settle those conversion rights by delivery of new ordinary shares
of 1p each in the Company in exchange for LAH Jersey preference shares arising
on the exercise of the conversion rights. A copy of the Shareholder Circular and
Notice of Meeting is available on the Company's website: www.lonrho.com.
Operationally, the net proceeds of the US$70 million offering will be used to
allow the Company and its subsidiaries to repay certain existing indebtedness,
to fund general working capital and to accelerate growth in its operations.
David Lenigas, Lonrho's Executive Chairman, commented:
"The primary use of funds will focus on developing additional processing
capabilities and working capital requirements to meet the growth projections for
the Agricultural division. Lonrho is well established as a fruit, vegetable and
fish processor and packer for the African, European and Middle Eastern retail
supermarkets.
The USA currently sources a fraction of its fresh produce from Southern Africa
and, following extensive trials, the level of interest from the USA supermarket
sector to source produce from Southern Africa appears to be substantial. Lonrho
is focused on developing this potentially key market and introducing more
Southern African lines into the USA.
The Company is seeing strong demand for its Southern African wild caught,
sustainable, fish product lines into this market and sees the general USA market
for fish, fruit and vegetables as an exciting and expansive new opportunity for
the Company."
Enquiries:
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