TR-1 Notification of major interest in shares 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”) Financial Services Authority TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are Lonrho Plc attached: 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes 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 Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) N/A (if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 18 September 2012 reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 20 September 2012 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: L&G (Below 3%) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares to the triggering transaction if possible using Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights the ISIN CODE of of Number rights Shares Voting of shares Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Rights 47,323,059 ORD GBP0.01 Below 3% (As on 03/07/2012) B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Number of voting Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ rights that may be % of voting instrument date Conversion Period acquired if the rights instrument is exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights instrument price date Conversion instrument refers to period Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights Below 3% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (LGIMHD) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/A to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A voting rights: 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 1,580,426,596 14. Contact name: Jim Hughes 15. Contact telephone number: 02070165105 21 September 2012 South African sponsor Java Capital Date: 21/09/2012 12:00:00 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.