LAF - Lonrho Plc - TR-1: notification of major interest in shares (i) LONRHO PLC (Formerly Lonrho Africa Plc) (Incorporated and registered in England and Wales) (Registration number 2805337) (Share code: LAF; ISIN number: GB0002568813 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (i)
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares Lonrho Plc 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 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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please Decrease in total voting rights X specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject Rensburg Sheppards Investment to the notification obligation: Management Limited (iii) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) N/A (if different from 3.)(iv) 5. Date of the transaction and 27th August 2010 date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: (v) 6. Date on which issuer notified: 1st August 2010 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 3% crossed or reached: (vi), (vii) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii), (ix) Class/type Situation Resulting situation after the triggering of shares previous to the transaction if possible triggering using the transaction ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number of % of voting of of of voting rights rights x Shares Voting shares
Rights Direct Direct Indirec Direct Indirec xi t xii t Ordinary 45,623, 45,623, 45,761, 3.91% Shares 416 416 951 GB0002568813 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expirat Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial ion Conversion rights that may rights instrument date Period xiv be acquired if xiii 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 Exerci Expira Exercis Number of voting % of voting financial se tion e/ rights rights (xix), instrument price date Convers instrument (xx) (xvii) ion refers to period
(xviii) Nomina Delta l
Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 45,761,951 3.91% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned by Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: N/A 14. Contact name: Jim Hughes 15. Contact telephone number: 0207 016 5105 South African Sponsor Java Capital Date: 02/09/2010 13:19:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.