Grant of options Lonrho Plc (Incorporated and registered in England and Wales) (Registration number 2805337) (Share code: LAF; ISIN number: GB0002568813) (“Lonrho” or “the Company”) 22 January 2013 Lonrho Plc (“Lonrho” or the “Company”) Grant of Options The Board of Lonrho announces the grant by the Company on 18 January 2013 of options over 2,000,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the share capital of the Company to Ben Ward, CEO of Lonrho’s Agribusiness division. The grant of options was made under the Company's Unapproved Share Option Plan. The grant of options represents 0.1% of the Company’s existing issued share capital. The five day volume weighted average price at close on 18 January 2013 was 9.252p resulting in an option price of 9.252p for Mr Ward. The options have a two year vesting period and a four year exercise period from date of grant. The Board considers that the award of these options is in line with the Company’s policy of providing incentives to the senior management of the Group to achieve its continued growth as a substantial business investing across Africa. For further information please contact: Lonrho Plc (London) +44 (0) 20 7016 5105 Geoffrey White David Armstrong FTI Consulting (London) +44 (0) 20 7831 3113 Edward Westropp Georgina Goodhew 23 January 2013 South African sponsor Java Capital Date: 23/01/2013 08:14:00 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.