LONRHO PLC - TR-1: Notification for major interest in shares

TR-1: Notification for major interest in shares

Lonrho Plc
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales)
(Registration number 2805337)
JSE share code: LAF ISIN number: GB0002568813
(“Lonrho” or “the company”)
Primary listing on the LSE and secondary listing on the AltX of the JSE

11 July 2013


TR -1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                Lonrho Plc
of existing shares to which voting rights are                     GB0002568813
attached: ii

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                  Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of
                                                                                                             n/a
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments   n/a

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                             n/a

Other (please specify):                                                                                      n/a


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
                                                         UBS Investment Bank
notification obligation: iii



4. Full name of shareholder(s)
                                                         UBS AG London Branch
 (if different from 3.):iv


5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or                        09 July 2013
reached: v

6. Date on which issuer notified:                        11 July 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
                                                         16%
reached: vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of          Situation previous               Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares                 to the triggering
                       transaction
if possible using      Number          Number           Number          Number of voting               % of voting rights x
the ISIN CODE          of              of               of shares       rights
                       Shares          Voting
                                                        Direct          Direct xi       Indirect xii   Direct         Indirect
                                       Rights
GB0002568813
                       263,838,991    263,838,991       263,328,279     263,328,279     -              15.64 %        -



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial             Expiration       Exercise/                  Number of voting               % of voting
instrument                    date xiii        Conversion Period xiv      rights that may be             rights
                                                                          acquired if the
                                                                          instrument is
                                                                          exercised/ converted.

-                             -                -                          -                              -



C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial       Exercise        Expirati     Exercise/      Number of voting rights            % of voting rights xix, xx
instrument              price           on date      Conversion     instrument refers to
                                        xvii
                                                     period xviii
                                        15-                                                            Nominal         Delta
XS0549738531                 n/a        OCT-         4 years        14,473,367
                                        2015                                                           0.86%           -


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights

277,801,646                                                    16.50%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:


13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:                                      Konstantina Georgaki / Nemanja Pantic


15. Contact telephone number:                          +41 44 239 4071



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