LAF - Lonrho Plc - Roposed firm placing and placing and open offer to raise

LAF - Lonrho Plc - Roposed firm placing and placing and open offer to raise     
approximately GBP26.9Million gross proceeds                                     
LONRHO PLC                                                                      
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales)                              
(Registration number 2805337)                                                   
(Share code: LAF; ISIN number: GB0002568813                                     
("Lonrho" or "the Company")                                                     
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IT IS NOT FOR RELEASE,       
PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN    
OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH   
AFRICA AND SHOULD NOT BE DISTRIBUTED IN, FORWARDED TO OR TRANSMITTED INTO ANY   
JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO MIGHT CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF LOCAL APPLICABLE    
SECURITIES LAWS OR REGULATIONS.                                                 
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS AN ADVERTISEMENT. IT IS NOT A PROSPECTUS. INVESTORS        
SHOULD NOT SUBSCRIBE FOR OR PURCHASE ANY SHARES REFERRED TO IN THIS             
ANNOUNCEMENT EXCEPT SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION IN THE PROSPECTUS AND    
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE PROSPECTUS.                                  
THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES UNLESS           
REGISTERED UNDER THE US SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH    
REGISTRATION. NO PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE SECURITIES DISCUSSED HEREIN IS BEING    
MADE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN DOES NOT            
CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE      
COMPANY DOES NOT CURRENTLY INTEND TO REGISTER ANY SECURITIES UNDER THE US       
SECURITIES ACT.                                                                 
THE DEFINED TERMS SET OUT IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED EARLIER TODAY APPLY IN   
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.                                                              
13 December 2011                                                                
Lonrho Plc                                                                      
Publication of Prospectus                                                       
Further to the announcement by Lonrho Plc ("Lonrho" or the "Company") earlier   
today that it is proposing to raise gross proceeds of GBP26.9 million through   
a firm placing and placing and open offer involving the issue of 269,498,795    
New Ordinary Shares at an issue price of 10 pence per New Ordinary Share (the   
"Capital Raising"), the Company announces that a prospectus dated 13 December   
2011 relating to the Capital Raising (the "Prospectus") has been approved by    
the UK Listing Authority.                                                       
Qualifying Shareholders (other than Excluded Shareholders) who have             
previously agreed to receive shareholder documentation via the Company`s        
website should access the Prospectus from www.lonrho.com. The Prospectus will   
be posted to other Qualifying Shareholders (other than Excluded Shareholders)   
today. Copies will be available from the registered office of Lonrho at Level   
2, 25 Berkeley Square, London W1J 6HB, and, other than in respect of certain    
jurisdictions, on the Company`s website (www.lonrho.com) and available for      
inspection during normal business hours on any weekday (Saturdays, Sundays      
and public holidays excluded) at the offices of Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited     
at Moorgate Hall, 155 Moorgate, London EC2M 6XB.                                
In addition, the Prospectus has been submitted to the National Storage          
Mechanism and will be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.      
Enquiries                                                                       
Lonrho Plc                             +44 (0) 20 7016 5105                     
David Lenigas                                                                   
Geoffrey White                                                                  
David Armstrong                                                                 
                                                                                
Panmure Gordon                         +44 (0) 20 7459 3600                     
Tim Linacre                                                                     
Dominic Morley                                                                  
Adam Pollock                                                                    
Hannah Woodley                                                                  


Pelham Bell Pottinger                  +44 (0) 20 7861 3232                     
Gavin Davis                                                                     
Charles Goodwin                                                                 
Charlie Harrison                                                                
Important Notice                                                                
This Announcement is not a prospectus but an advertisement and investors        
should not acquire any New Ordinary Shares referred to in this Announcement     
except on the basis of the information contained in the Prospectus and          
incorporated by reference into the Prospectus.                                  
Neither the content of Lonrho`s website nor any website accessible by           
hyperlinks to Lonrho`s website is incorporated in, or forms part of, this       
Announcement. The distribution of this Announcement, the Prospectus and any     
other documentation associated with the Capital Raising into jurisdictions      
other than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law. Persons into whose      
possession these documents come should inform themselves about and observe      
any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may        
constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. In      
particular, such documents should not be distributed, forwarded to or           
transmitted, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or into any        
Prohibited Territory.                                                           
No action has been taken by Lonrho or any other person that would permit an     
offer of the New Ordinary Shares or possession or distribution of this          
Announcement, the Prospectus or any other documentation or publicity material   
or the Application Forms in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is   
required, other than in the United Kingdom.                                     
The New Ordinary Shares are being offered and sold outside the US in reliance   
on Regulation S under the US Securities Act. The New Ordinary Shares have not   
been approved or disapproved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission,      
any state securities commission in the US or any other US regulatory            
authority, nor have any of the foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed    
the merits of the offering of the New Ordinary Shares or the accuracy or        
adequacy of the Prospectus or this document. Any representation to the          
contrary is a criminal offence in the US.                                       
The New Ordinary Shares have not been and will not be registered under the      
relevant laws of any state, province or territory of any of the Prohibited      
Territories and may not be offered, sold, resold, taken up, transferred,        
delivered or distributed, directly or indirectly, within any Prohibited         
Territory except pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration          
requirements. There will be no public offer of New Ordinary Shares in any       
Prohibited Territory.                                                           
This Announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute or   
form part of any offer to issue or sell, or the solicitation of an offer to     
acquire, purchase or subscribe for, any securities in any jurisdiction and      
should not be relied upon in connection with any decision to subscribe for or   
acquire any of the New Ordinary Shares. In particular, this Announcement does   
not constitute or form part of any offer to issue or sell, or the               
solicitation of an offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for, any             
securities in the United States.                                                
This Announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, the    
Company. No person has been authorised to give any information or to make any   
representations other than those contained in this Announcement and, if given   
or made, such information or representations must not be relied on as having    
been authorised by Lonrho or Panmure Gordon. Subject to the Listing Rules,      
the Prospectus Rules and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the issue of    
this Announcement shall not, in any circumstances, create any implication       
that there has been no change in the affairs of the Group since the date of     
this Announcement or that the information contained in it is correct at any     
subsequent date.                                                                
Panmure Gordon, who is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial      
Services Authority, is acting for Lonrho and no one else in connection with     
the Capital Raising and will not regard any other person (whether or not a      
recipient of this Announcement) as a client in relation to the Capital          
Raising and will not be responsible to anyone other than Lonrho for providing   
the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation     
to the Capital Raising or any matters referred to in this Announcement.         
Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed   
on Panmure Gordon by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, Panmure       
Gordon does not accept any responsibility whatsoever for the contents of this   
Announcement, and makes no representation or warranty, express or implied,      
for the contents of this Announcement, including its accuracy, completeness     
or verification, or for any other statement made or purported to be made by     
it, or on its behalf, in connection with Lonrho or the New Ordinary Shares or   
the Capital Raising, and nothing in this Announcement is or shall be relied     
upon as, a promise or representation in this respect whether as to the past     
or future. Panmure Gordon accordingly disclaims to the fullest extent           
permitted by law all and any liability whether arising in tort, contract or     
otherwise (save as referred to above) which it might otherwise have in          
respect of this Announcement or any such statement.                             
This document should not be considered a recommendation by the Company,         
Panmure Gordon or any of their respective directors, officers, employees,       
advisers or any of their respective affiliates, parent undertakings,            
subsidiary undertakings or subsidiaries of their parent undertakings in         
relation to any purchase of or subscription for the New Ordinary Shares.        
Price and volumes of, and income from, securities may go down as well as up     
and an investor may not get back the amount invested. It should be noted that   
past performance is no guide to future performance. You are advised to read     
this document and the Prospectus and the information incorporated by            
reference therein, in their entirety for a further discussion of the factors    
that could affect the Group`s future performance and the industry in which it   
operates. Persons needing advice should consult an independent financial        
adviser.                                                                        
13 December 2011                                                                
South African sponsor                                                           
Java Capital                                                                    
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