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

TR-1: Notification of major interest in shares

Lonrho Plc
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales)
(Registration number 2805337)
(JSE share code: LAF; ISIN number: GB0002568813)
(“the company”)


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                                   Lonrho Plc
of existing shares to which voting rights are
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
                                                                                                          No
of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial
                                                                                                          No
instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                          No

Other (please
                                                                                                          No
specify):


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the             Zesiger Capital Group LLC (“ZCG”), as investment
notification obligation: iii                         adviser



4. Full name of shareholder(s)
                                                          Various discretionary accounts that ZCG manages
 (if different from 3.):iv


5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or                                                                March 27, 2013
reached: v

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                March 27, 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
                                                                                                     Above 11%
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
the ISIN CODE       of             of            of shares      rights                      rights x
                    Shares         Voting
                                   Rights                       Direct xi   Indirect xii    Direct    Indirect

GB0002568813
                    168,282,000 10.43%           178,889,000                178,889,000               11.09%




B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial          Expiratio     Exercise/                  Number of voting           % of voting
instrument                 n             Conversion Period xiv      rights that may be         rights
                           date xiii                                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      Expirat     Exercise/     Number of voting rights       % of voting
instrument             price         ion         Conversio     instrument refers to          rights xix, xx
                                     date xvii   n period
                                                 xviii



Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                                  Percentage of voting rights

178,889,000                                              11.09%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
                                                           xxi
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:




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:                           All shares are held indirectly by various discretionary
                                                      accounts that ZCG manages. ZCG has voting discretion
                                                      with respect to some but not all accounts.




14. Contact name:                                     Jim Hughes


15. Contact telephone number:                         020 7016 5105



2 April 2013


South African sponsor

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