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”) For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex i TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Lonrho Plc of existing shares to which voting rights are GB0002568813 ii 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 n/a already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments Yes An event changing the breakdown of voting rights n/a Other (please specify): n/a 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the iii UBS Investment Bank notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) iv UBS AG London Branch (if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 26 September 2012 v reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 28 September 2012 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or vi, vii 13% reached: 8. Notified details: viii, ix A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares to the triggering transaction x if possible using Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights the ISIN CODE of of of shares rights Shares Voting xi xii Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Rights GB0002568813 147,743,909 147,743,909 215,435,777 214,869,779 - 13.51% - B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting xiii xiv instrument date Conversion Period rights that may be rights acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. - - - - - xv, xvi C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xix, Type of financial Exercise Expirati Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights xx instrument price on date Conversion instrument refers to xvii xviii period Nominal Delta 15-OCT- XS0549738531 n/a 4 years 565,998 2015 0.04% - Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 215,435,777 13.55% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the xxi financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 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: 14. Contact name: Zuzana Görögová / Nemanja Pantic 15. Contact telephone number: +41 44 239 6227 JSE Sponor Java Capital Date: 28/09/2012 04:35:00 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.