LONRHO PLC

09 APRIL 1998

LONRHO PLC ("THE COMPANY") HAS TODAY RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS RELATING TO ISSUED
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH IN THE COMPANY ("SHARES") FROM ANGLO AMERICAN
CORPORATION OF SOUTH AFRICA LTD ("AAC") AND DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES LIMITED
("DE BEERS") BOTH OF 44 MAIN STREET, JOHANNESBURG 20O1, SOUTH AFRICA IN
FULFILMENT OF THE OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED BY SECTIONS 198 TO 202 OF THE COMPANIES
ACT 1985 ("THE ACT").
AAC AND DE BEERS HAVE NOTIFIED THE COMPANY THAT :

1) THERE HAVE BEEN CHANGES TO THE NUMBER OF SHARES IN WHICH AAC AND DE BEERS
ARE OR ARE DEEMED TO BE INTERESTED.

2) AAC AND DE BEERS NOW ARE INTERESTED IN A TOTAL OF 173,489,726 SHARES
(EQUIVALENT TO 21.81 PER CENT OF THE SHARES). THIS INCLUDES SHARES IN WHICH AAC
IS DEEMED TO BE INTERESTED BY VIRTUE OF SECTION 203.

3) THERE ALSO HAVE BEEN CHANGES TO THE NUMBERS OF SHARES HELD BY OR UNDER THE
MANAGEMENT OF THE SOUTHERN LIFE ASSOCIATION LIMITED AND/OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES
("SLA"). THE PRESENT HOLDINGS OF SLA IN THE SHARES ARE SET OUT BELOW, BEING
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF FIRST NATIONAL NOMINEES (PTY) LTD.

4) AT THE DATE OF THIS NOTIFICATION THE IDENTITY OF THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF
THE SHARES TO WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION RELATES AND THE NUMBER OF SUCH SHARES
HELD BY EACH OF THEM ARE SET OUT BELOW.

5) REGISTERED HOLDER                                 NUMBER OF SHARES HELD
                                                     (OR IN WHICH AAC AND
                                                     DE BEERS APE DEEMED
                                                     TO BE INTERESTED)
1) RESIDENT NOMINEES LIMITED                         26, 561, 28O
2) THE LAW DEBENTURE INTERMEDIARY
   CORPORATION P.L.C.

   ACCOUNT AAC                                       91, 837, O23
3) THE LAW DEBENTURE INTERMEDIARY
   CORPORATION P L C.

   ACCOUNT DBCM                                      48,335,175

4) FIRST NATIONAL NOMINEES (PTY) LTD                 6,756,248

                                                     173,489,726
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