LAF - Lonrho Plc - TR-1: notification of major interest in shares (i)

LAF
LOLAF                                                                           
LAF - Lonrho Plc - TR-1: notification of major interest in shares (i)           
LONRHO PLC                                                                      
(Formerly Lonrho Africa Plc)                                                    
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales)                              
(Registration number 2805337)                                                   
(Share code: LAF; ISIN number: GB0002568813                                     
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (i)                              

1. Identity of the issuer or the                                                
underlying issuer of existing shares    Lonrho Plc                              
to which voting rights are attached:                                            
(ii)                                                                            
2 Reason for the 
notification (please tick the appropriate box or               
boxes):                                                                         
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                     
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       Decrease in total voting rights                X            
specify):                                                                       
3. Full name of person(s) subject  Rensburg Sheppards Investment                
to the notification obligation:    
Management Limited                           
(iii)                                                                           
4. Full name of shareholder(s)     N/A                                          
(if different from 3.)(iv)                                                      
5. Date of the transaction and     27th August 2010                             
date on which the threshold is                                                  
crossed or reached: (v)                                                         
6. Date on which issuer notified:  1st August 2010                              
7. Threshold(s) that is/are        3%                                           
crossed or reached: (vi), (vii)                                                 
8. Notified details:                                                            
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii), (ix)                                
Class/type    Situation         Resulting situation after the 
triggering        
of shares     previous to the   transaction                                     
if possible   triggering                                                        
using the     transaction                                                       
ISIN CODE                                                                       
             Number   Number   Number  Number of        % of voting             
             of       of       of      voting rights    rights x                
Shares   Voting   shares                                           
                      Rights                                                    
                               Direct  Direct  Indirec  Direct  Indirec         
                                       xi      t xii            t               
Ordinary      45,623,  45,623,                  45,761,          3.91%          
Shares        416      416                      951                             
GB0002568813          
                                                          
                                                                                
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                             
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            
Type of           Expirat  Exercise/       Number of voting % of voting         
financial         ion      Conversion      rights that may  rights              
instrument        date     Period xiv      be acquired if                       
                 xiii                     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       Exerci   Expira  Exercis  Number of voting   % of voting          
financial     se       tion    e/       rights             rights (xix),        
instrument    price    date    Convers  instrument         (xx)                 
                      (xvii)  ion      refers to                                
period                                            
                              (xviii)                                           
                                                          Nomina  Delta         
                                                          l                     

Total (A+B+C)                                                                   
Number of voting rights              Percentage of voting rights                
45,761,951                           3.91%                                      
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights             
and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:           
(xxi)                                                                           
Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned          
by Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited.                            
Proxy Voting:                                                                   
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                   
                                              N/A                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder                                        
will cease to hold:                            N/A                              
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                    
hold voting rights:                            N/A                              
13. Additional information:                                                     
                                    
N/A                                         
14. Contact name:                                                               
                                    Jim Hughes                                  
15. Contact telephone number:                                                   
                                    0207 016 5105                               
South African Sponsor                                                           
Java Capital                                                                    
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