TR1 - 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 SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are Lonrho PLC 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 which the threshold is crossed or 14th January 2013 reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 16th January 2013 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Holding has gone below 10% reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares to the triggering transaction if possible using Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights x the ISIN CODE of of of rights Shares Voting shares Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect GB0002568813 150,331,722 150,331,722 N/A N/A 136,540,658 N/A 8.55% B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiratio Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting instrument n Conversion Period rights that may be rights date xiii xiv acquired if 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 financial Exercis Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights instrument e price date xvii Conversio rights instrument xix, xx n period refers to xviii 15/10/2010 Nominal Delta Convertible Bond 15/10/2015 - 22,235,615 XS0549738531 15/10/2015 1.39% 1.39% Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 158,776,273 9.94% 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 – 158,776,273 (9.94%) 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 Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team 14. Contact name: Jim Hughes 15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0) 207 016 5105 16 January 2013 South African sponsor Java Capital Date: 16/01/2013 11:50:00 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.