LONMIN PLC - Rule 2.9 announcement

Rule 2.9 announcement

Lonmin Plc (Incorporated in England and Wales)
(Registered in the Republic of South Africa under registration number 1969/000015/10)
JSE code: LON
Issuer Code: LOLMI & ISIN : GB00BYSRJ698 ("Lonmin")


LEI: 213800FGJZ2WAC6Y2L94


31 May 2019


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Lonmin Plc - Rule 2.9 Announcement

In accordance with Rule 2.9 of the UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code"), Lonmin Plc
("Lonmin") confirms that, as at the date of this announcement, it has in issue 290,394,531 Ordinary
Shares of $0.0001 each.

The International Securities Identification Number for the Ordinary Shares of Lonmin is GB00BYSRJ698.

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Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd




ENQUIRIES

Seema Kamboj
Company Secretary
+44 20 3908 1070


Publication of this announcement
A copy of this announcement will be made available, subject to certain restrictions relating to persons
resident        in     restricted     jurisdictions,      on         Lonmin’s         website        at
www.lonmin.com/investors/sibanyestillwater-offer by no later than 12 noon (London time) on the
business day following the date of this announcement. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the
contents of this website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on this website are
incorporated into or form part of this announcement.


Additional Information
The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in certain jurisdictions may be restricted
by law. Persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom or who are subject to the laws of other
jurisdictions should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable requirements. Any failure to
comply with applicable requirements may constitute a violation of the securities law of any such
jurisdiction.
This announcement is for information purposes only. It is not intended to, and does not, constitute or
form part of an offer, invitation or the solicitation of an offer, to purchase, otherwise acquire,
subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities, or the solicitation of any vote or approval in
any jurisdiction, pursuant to the Transaction or otherwise, nor will there be any sale, issuance or
transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. There can be no assurance
that the Transaction will proceed in a timely manner or at all. This announcement does not constitute
a prospectus or prospectus equivalent document.
This announcement has been prepared for the purpose of complying with English law and the
Takeover Code and the information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been
disclosed if this announcement had been prepared in accordance with the laws and regulations of
jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom. The Transaction is subject to the applicable requirements of
the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers and the UK Takeover Panel, the London Stock Exchange, the
Financial Conduct Authority, the UKLA and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Disclosure requirements of the Code

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Takeover Code (Code), any person who is interested in 1% or more of any
class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror (being any
offeror other than an offeror in respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to
be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the
offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first
identified. An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person’s interests and short
positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and
(ii) any securities exchange offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a)
applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the
commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the
10th business day following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first
identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a
securities exchange offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must
instead make a Dealing Disclosure.

Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1% or more of any class of
relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing
Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities
exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the
person’s interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of
(i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror, save to the extent that these details
have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b)
applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the business day following the date
of the relevant dealing.

If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or
informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a securities
exchange offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3. Opening
Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by any offeror and Dealing
Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company, by any offeror and by any persons acting in
concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).

Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position
Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on the
Takeover Panel’s website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of
relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any offeror was first
identified. If you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position
Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure, you should contact the Takeover Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit
on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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