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
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                                           29 MAY 2013
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                           30 MAY 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
                                                                                4%
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


                                                                                        Nominal     Delta
Contract for
difference on                                               70,300,516                              4.20%
ordinary shares
7% Convertible
Bonds due 2015                                           3,229,459                      0.19%




Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights                             Percentage of voting rights
73,529,975                                          4.39%

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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