TR-1: Notification of major interest in shares
Lonrho Plc
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales)
(Registration number 2805337)
(Share code: LAF; ISIN number: GB0002568813)
(“Lonrho” or “the Company”)
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Lonrho PLC (LONR LN)
shares to which voting rights are attached:
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 shares already issued to which voting rights are attached No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial
instruments No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No
Other (please specify): A change in the number of total shares outstanding N/A
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: Mackenzie Financial Corporation
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd. in trust for Mackenze Cundill
Recovery Fund (105,000,000 voting rights)
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd. in trust for Mackenzie Cundill
Emerging Markets Value Class
(40,000,000 voting rights)
Chase Nominees Limited in trust for Cundill International
Company Ltd.
(9,000,000 voting rights)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which
the threshold is crossed or reached: February 5, 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:
February 6, 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Crossed 9%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible using
the ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number of % of voting rights
of of of shares voting
Shares Voting rights
Rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0002568813 134,209,500 134,209,500 154,000,000 9.64%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that may be rights
Period acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
financial price date Conversion rights instrument
instrument period refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
154,000,000 9.64%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
9.08% of the voting rights are held by Mackenzie Financial Corporation, as investment manager which has a disclosable
interest as a result of DTR 5.2.1R(h).
0.56% of the voting rights are held by Mackenzie Cundill Investment Management (Bermuda) Ltd., as investment
manager, which has an interest but no individual obligation.
Mackenzie Financial Corporation is a 100% shareholder of Mackenzie Cundill Investment Management (Bermuda) Ltd.
and has a total indirect holding of 9.64% as a result of DTR 5.2.1R(e) and DTR 5.2.1R(h).
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:
Jim Hughes
15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0) 20 7016 5105
7 February 2013
South African sponsor
Java Capital
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