RNS News Item



6th May 2009

LONRHO PLC

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Lonrho Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (  )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify): ( )

……………..

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

BlackRock, Inc.

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 if different):

30th April 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

5th May 2009

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

Gone above 5%

  8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
GB0002568813	N/A Below 5%	N/A Below 5%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0002568813	N/A	N/A	38,500,000	N/A	5.04%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
38,500,000	5.04%

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

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 38,500,000 (5.04%)

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:

14. Contact name:

Jim Hughes

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 (0)20 7016 5105

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