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LAF - Lonrho Plc - Notification of major interest in shares LONRHO 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 SHARES(i) 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Lonrho PLC issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii) 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the BlackRock Inc. notification obligation: (iii) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): (iv) 5. Date of the transaction and date on 29th December 2011 which the threshold is crossed or reached: (v) 6. Date on which issuer notified: 30th December 2011 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Holding has gone above 11% reached: (vi, vii) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) Class/type of Situation Resulting situation after the triggering shares if previous to the transaction possible triggering using the transaction ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number of % of voting rights of of of voting rights (x) Shares Voting shares Rights
Direct Dire Indirect Direct Indirect ct (xii) (xi) GB0002568813 106,871 106,871 N/A N/A 129,244, N/A 9.95% ,952 ,952 183 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expirat Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial ion Conversion rights that may rights instrument date Period (xiv) be acquired if (xiii) the instrument is exercised/
converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exerci Expirati Exercise Number of voting % of voting rights financial se on date / rights (xix, xx) instrument price (xvii) Conversi instrument on refers to period (xviii) Convertible GBP 15/10/20 08/10/20 22,235,620 Nomina Delta Bond 0.1559 15 15 l XS0549738531 1.71% 1.71% Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 151,479,803 11.66% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 151,479,803 (11.66%) 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: BlackRock International Threshold Reporting Team 14. Contact name: Andrew Manchester 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 5773 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer Annex: Notification of major interests in shares (xxii) A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name BlackRock, Inc. (including legal form of legal entities) Contact address 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL (registered office for legal entities) Phone number & email 020 7743 5773; andrew.manchester@blackrock.com Other useful information Andrew Manchester (at least legal representative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name Contact address Phone number & email Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) C: Additional information For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 3 January 2012 South African sponsor Java Capital Date: 03/01/2012 09:01:00 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.
