RNS Number:0399G
Lonrho PLC
19 October 2007


19 October 2007


                                   LONRHO PLC

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

2. Reason for notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

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 notification obligation:       OSPRAIE MANAGEMENT, LLC
                                                                 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):               SEE SECTION 9 BELOW
                                                                   

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached if different):                      18/10/07
                                                                         
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                   18/10/07


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                     7.00%

8. Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of  Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares         the triggering
               transaction
If possible
use ISIN code

               Number of   Number of Number of shares  Number of voting rights Percentage of voting
               Shares      voting                                              rights
                           rights
                                                       Direct     Indirect     Direct     Indirect


GB0002568813   19,433,211  7.01%     n/a               n/a        21,750,575   n/a        6.76%
               *as of      *as of
               previous    previous
               filing on   filing on
               31/8/07     31/8/07


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial     Expiration     Exercise / Conversion No. of voting rights that    % of voting
instrument            date           Period/Date           may be acquired (if the      rights
                                                           instrument exercised /
                                                           converted)


         n/a               n/a                n/a                      n/a                   n/a



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                         % of voting rights


21,750,575                                      6.76%


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

IN THE NARRATIVE BELOW, THE FIGURES IN BRACKETS INDICATE THE AMOUNT OF VOTING RIGHTS AND THE
PERCENTAGE HELD BY CONTROLLED UNDERTAKINGS WHERE RELEVANT.


OSPRAIE MANAGEMENT, LLC (30,374,511; 9.44%), A DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT MANAGER, IS A CONTROLLER OF
THE OSPRAIE PORTFOLIO LTD (21,750,575; 6.76%).


OSPRAIE ADVISORS, L.P. ("OSPRAIE ADVISORS), A DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT MANAGER, IS A CONTROLLER OF THE
OSPRAIE SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES MASTER HOLDINGS LTD (8,623,936; 2.68%).  OSPRAIE ADVISORS, LLC, IN ITS
CAPACITY AS GENERAL PARTNER, IS A CONTROLLER OF OSPRAIE ADVISORS.  OSPRAIE MANAGEMENT, LLC, IN ITS
CAPACITY AS MANAGING MEMBER, IS A CONTROLLER OF OSPRAIE ADVISORS, LLC.

Proxy Voting:


10. Name of 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     N/A
rights:

13. Additional information:                THE SHARES REFERRED TO IN SECTION 9 ABOVE ARE HELD IN
                                           PORTFOLIOS MANAGED BY THOSE FIRMS ON A DISCRETIONARY BASIS
                                           FOR ITS CLIENTS.

14. Contact name:                          Jim Hughes

15. Contact telephone name:                +44 (0)20 7016 5100


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