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”)
Primary listing on the LSE and secondary listing on the AltX of the JSE


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi


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 instruments          X

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                           CQS DIRECTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND
notification obligation: iii                                                        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                                                         24 MAY 2013
reached: v

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                         30 MAY 2013

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




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        Expiration   Exercise/       Number of voting rights        % of voting rights xix, xx
instrument                price           date xvii    Conversion      instrument refers to
                                                       period xviii
                                                                                                      Nominal         Delta
Contract for
difference on ordinary                                                 60,300,516                                     3.63%
shares


7% Convertible Bonds
due 2015                                                               3,248,674                                      0.19%
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 Total (A+B+C)

 Number of voting rights                                     Percentage of voting rights

 63,549,190                                                  3.82%


 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:



                                                             Jim Hughes
 14. Contact name:


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


30 May 2013


Enquiries:
Lonrho Plc (London) +44 (0) 20 7016 5105
Geoffrey White
David Armstrong
FTI Consulting (London) +44 (0) 20 7831 3113
Edward Westropp
Georgina Goodhew
JSE Sponsor
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