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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
attached: ii

Lonrho Plc

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
notification obligation: 

Capital Research and Management Company

4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
 (if different from 3.):

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

9 December 2009

6.  Date on which issuer notified:

10 December 2009

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

Above 10%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares 

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the  t riggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
V oting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights

Ind irect

Direct  

Indirect  

Direct

Indirect

GB0002568813

72,902,000

72,902,000

101,202,000

101,202,000

10.549%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date 

Exercise/ 
Conversion Period 

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date 

Exercise/
Conversion period 

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights 

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

101,202,000

10.549%

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

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:

15. Contact telephone number:

Note:  Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name 

(including legal form of legal entities)

Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)

Phone number & email

Other useful information 

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Jim Hughes

Contact address

Phone number & email

020 7016 5105

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.