LONRHO PLC - ANNOUNCEMENT

10 JUNE 1998

PURSUANT TO SECTION 324 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 THE FOLLOWING DIRECTORS HAVE
TODAY NOTIFIED THE COMPANY THAT, FOLLOWING THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE COMPANY'S
SHARES AND THE DEMERGER OF LONRHO AFRICA PLC, THE OPTIONS HELD BY THEM UNDER
THE COMPANY'S SHARE OPTION SCHEMES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED AND ARE NOW AS FOLLOWS.
NO OPTIONS HAVE BEEN EXERCISED.

                               NUMBER OF     SUBSCRIPTION     PERIOD

                               SHARES        PRICE PER        DURING WHICH
                                             SHARE            EXERCISABLE
R E WHITTEN
THE LONRHO SHARE OPTION

SCHEME 1994                    31,324        434.1664P        UNTIL 3.4.2004
                                                              (SUBJECT TO
                                                              SATISFACTION
                                                              OF PERFORMANCE
                                                              CONDITION)
N J MORRELL

THE LONRHO SHARE               15,662        375.L070P        UNTIL

                                                              30.6.2003
OPTION SCHEME 1984             L0,963        828.4278P        UNTIL

                                                              11.7.2000
THE LONRHO SHARE               31,324        434.1664P        UNTIL 3.4.2004
OPTION SCHEME 1994                                            (SUBJECT TO
                                                              SATISFACTION
                                                              OF PERFORMANCE
                                                              CONDITION)
THE LONRHO SAVINGS             4,501         383.08P          1.9.99 TO
RELATED SHARE OPTION                                          29.2.2000
SCHEME 1994
T A WILKINSON

THE LONRHO OVERSEAS            7,831         241.0262P        UNTIL

                                                              30.6.2002
AND ASSOCIATE SHARE            10, 963       828.4278P        UNTIL

                                                              11.7.2000
OPTION SCHEME

THE LONRHO OVERSEAS            31,324        434.1664P        UNTIL 3.8.2004
AND ASSOCIATE SHARE                                           (SUBJECT TO
OPTION SCHEME 1994                                            SATISFACTION
                                                              OF PERFORMANCE
                                                              CONDITION)