TIDMLONR

RNS Number : 0598J

Lonrho PLC

01 August 2012

 
 For filings with the FSA include the 
  annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                Lonrho PLC 
  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                                     Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments                   No 
  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                  No 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                 No 
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 Other (please       An increase in the issuer's total voting rights              No 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                  Zesiger Capital Group LLC ("ZCG"), 
  to the                                                         as investment adviser 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                    Various discretionary accounts that 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                              ZCG manages 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                     July 31, 2012 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                       July 31, 2012 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                         Above 10% 
  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 shares       rights                    (x) 
                 Shares            Voting 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  ------------------  --------------  ------------------------  ----------------------------- 
                                                                      Direct      Indirect      Direct           Indirect 
                                                                       (xi)        (xii) 
-------------    -----  -------  ------  -----  ---  --------------  ----------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 GB0002568813   153,154,001       9.74%               162,089,991                 162,089,991                    10.3% 
               ----------------  ------------------  --------------  ----------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 
 
 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. 
----------------------  ---------------  -------------------------------  -------------------------------  ----------------- 
 
 
 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) 
---------------  --------------  -------------  -------------------  -----------------------------  ------------------------ 
                                                                                                     Nominal        Delta 
---------------  --------------  -------------  -------------------  -----------------------------  -------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 162,089,991                                                        10.3% 
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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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 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. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                            Jim Hughes 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                      +44 (0) 207 016 5105 
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