LONRHO PLC - TR-1: Notification of major interest in shares

TR-1: Notification of major interest in shares

Lonrho Plc
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales)
(Registration number 2805337)
JSE share code: LAF; ISIN number: GB0002568813
(“the company”)
Primary listing on the LSE and secondary listing on the AltX of the JSE

3 June 2013

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                                              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
                                                 CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG
notification obligation:


                                                 Please see section 9
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or                29/05/2013
reached:

6. Date on which issuer notified:                31/05/2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:                                                 5%

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     Number of voting             % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE       of                of               of         rights
                    Shares            Voting           shares
                                      Rights           Direct     Direct    Indirect           Direct        Indirect


GB0002568813 Not                     Not               N/A        N/A       85,560,393 N/A                   5.11%
             Reportable              Reportable

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial             Expiration    Exercise/                   Number of voting                % of voting
instrument                    date          Conversion Period           rights that may be              rights
                                                                        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         Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/       Number of voting               % of voting rights
instrument                price      date         Conversion      rights instrument
                                                  period          refers to


                                                                                                 Nominal     Delta
N/A


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights                                      Percentage of voting rights

                       85,560,393                                                      5.11%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

1.   Credit Suisse Group AG
2.   Credit Suisse AG
3.   Credit Suisse Securities (EUROPE) Limited
4.   Credit Suisse Funds AG
5.   Credit Suisse Fund Management Company (Ireland) Limited


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:


                                                                    Jim Hughes
14. Contact name:


15. Contact telephone number:                                       +44 (0) 20 7016 5105

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name
(including legal form of legal entities)            Credit Suisse Group AG

Contact address
(registered office for legal entities)              One Cabot Square, London E14 4QJ

Phone number & email
                                                    020 7883 5416 anthony.allen@credit-suisse.com

Other useful information
(at least legal representative for legal persons)   Anthony Allen


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


Ref: 4014790

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