LAF - Lonrho Plc - Exercise of Options

LAF - Lonrho Plc - Exercise of Options                                          
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")                                                     
Exercise of Options                                                             
Lonrho Plc (AIM:LONR) today announces that 250,000 new ordinary shares will be  
issued following the exercise of 250,000 options at 6.5p per share.             
The new shares will rank, pari passu, with all existing ordinary shares.        
Application has been made for these shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and 
admission is expected to take place on 7th March 2011.                          
The total number of ordinary shares in issue following the exercise of these    
options will be 1,180,614,449.                                                  
For further information:                                                        
Enquiries                                                                       
Lonrho Plc                                           -                          
David Lenigas, Executive Chairman                    +44 (0)20 7016 5105        
Geoffrey White, Chief Executive Officer              +44 (0)20 7016 5105        
David Armstrong, Finance Director                    +44 (0)20 7016 5105        
Emma Priestley, Executive Director                   +44 (0)20 7016 5105        
                                                                                
Pelham Bell Pottinger                                                           
Charles Vivian                                       +44 (0) 20 7861 3126       
                                                    +44 (0) 7977 297903         
James MacFarlane                                     +44 (0) 20 7861 3864       
+44 (0) 7841 672831         

                                                                                
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Rosalind Hill Abrahams                               +44 (0) 20 7628 3396       
Roland Cornish                                                                  
2 March 2011                                                                    
South African sponsor                                                           
Java Capital                                                                    
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