LONRHO PLC - TR-1 Notification of major interest in shares

TR-1 Notification of major interest in shares

Lonrho Plc
(Formerly Lonrho Africa Plc)
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales)
(Registration number 2805337)
(Share code: LAF; ISIN number: GB0002568813)
(“Lonrho” or “the Company”)

For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer      Lonrho Plc
of existing shares to which voting rights are           GB0002568813
attached: ii
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
                                                                                         n/a
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying
                                                                                         n/a
financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                         n/a
Other (please
                                                                                         n/a
specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
                                                 UBS Investment Bank
notification obligation: iii



4. Full name of shareholder(s)
                                                 UBS AG London Branch
 (if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or                04 September 2012
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified:                06 September 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
                                                 9%
reached: vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
            Situation previous
Class/type of                             Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares      to the triggering
            transaction
if possible Number Number                 Number       Number of voting         % of voting rights x
using       of          of                of shares    rights
the ISIN    Shares      Voting                                    Indirect
CODE                                                   Direct xi  xii           Direct          Indirect
                        Rights
GB000256881 Below       Below
3           Notifiable Notifiable
                                          147,743,909 147,743,909
                                                                -               9.40%           -
                                                    
            Threshold Threshold
                       

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial      Expiration Exercise/                   Number of voting            % of voting
instrument                       Conversion Period           rights that may be          rights
                        date xiii xiv
                                                              acquired if the
                                                              instrument is
                                                              exercised/ converted.

-                       -            -                        -                           -



                                                                                                        xv, xvi
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of             Exercise     Expira Exercise/         Number of voting            % of voting
financial           price        tion      Conversio rights instrument                rights xix, xx
instrument                       date xvii n period xviii refers to

                                                                                      Nominal       Delta
-                        -       -         -              -
                                                                                      -             -


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights                           Percentage of voting rights
147,743,909                                       9.40%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi




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:                +44 207 016 5105


6 September 2012

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