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
(“Lonrho” or “the company”)
Primary listing on the LSE and secondary listing on the AltX of the JSE

12 July 2013

TR -1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
   of existing shares to which voting rights are                      LONRHO PLC (ISIN: GB0002568813)
   attached: ii
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial
                                                                                                         X
instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                 CQS DIRECTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES MASTER
   notification obligation: iii                                         FUND LIMITED

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
                                                                              AS ABOVE
  (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on
   which the threshold is crossed or                                           10 JULY 2013
   reached: v

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                           12 JULY 2013


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
                                                                                4% & 3%
   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                              Indirect
                                                Direct        Direct xi xii            Direct      Indirect
                                    Rights




B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial          Expiratio    Exercise/                Number of voting           % of voting
instrument                 n            Conversion Period        rights that may be         rights
                           date xiii    xiv
                                                                 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    Expiratio Exercise/        Number of voting           % of voting rights
instrument             price       n date xvii Conversio      rights instrument          xix, xx

                                               n period       refers to
                                               xviii


Contract for                                                                             Nominal Delta
difference on
ordinary shares                                               34,668,855                            2.06%
7% Convertible
                                                              3,239,962                             0.19%
Bonds due 2015


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights                                  Percentage of voting rights
37,908,817                                               2.25%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

N/A




Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                    N/A

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

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


13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:                                   Jim Hughes


15. Contact telephone number:                       +44 (0) 20 7016 5105


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