Lonrho Africa Plc - Demerger of Lonrho Africa Trade & Finance Limited
Lonrho Africa Plc
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales)
(Registration number 2805337)
(Share code: LAF; ISIN number: GB00002568813)
(`Lonrho Africa` or `the Company`)
DEMERGER OF LONRHO AFRICA TRADE & FINANCE LIMITED (`DEMERGER`)
Lonrho Africa shareholders are referred to the announcement dated 6 April 2005,
which advised shareholders that the Record Date for the Demerger was Wednesday
20 April 2005. Wednesday, 20 April 2005, is in fact the Scheme Record Time,
being the time at which the Scheme of Arrangement giving effect to the Demerger
will become effective.
The Record Date, being the date on which shareholders need to be recorded in the
register in order to participate in the Demerger is Monday, 18 April 2005,
making today Monday, 11 April 2005, the last day to trade for South African
dematerialised shareholders.
The revised timetable for the principal events relating to the Demerger is set
out below:
Last day to trade on Monday, 11 April 2005
Shares trade ex the
entitlement on Tuesday, 12 April 2005
to Castle Shares
Record date on Monday, 18 April 2005
Court hearing of the
petition to sanction the on Tuesday, 19 April 2005
Scheme and to confirm the
reduction of capital of
Lonrho Africa provided for
under the Scheme
Scheme Record time on Wednesday, 20 April 2005
Pay Date by 9 May 2005
Note: Shareholders on the South African register may not dematerialise or
rematerialise their shares and no shares may be transferred between the UK and
South African registers between Tuesday, 12 April 2005 and Monday, 18 April
2005.
Sponsor
Java Capital (Pty) Limited
11 April 2005
Date: 11/04/2005 11:55:02 AM
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