Notification of Interests

RNS Number:4733O
Lonrho PLC
21 February 2008

21 February 2008

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 (the "Company")

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: (X)

Other (please specify) : ( )

.................

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

Mackenzie Cundill Investment Management Ltd on behalf of itself and MacKenzie
Financial Corporation (which has an individual notification obligation)

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

Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd

(38,918,023 voting rights)

Chase Nominees Limited

(5,500,000 voting rights)

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

20 February 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

20 February 2008

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

12% (see box 9)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
using the ISIN CODE
Number of shares Number of voting Rights

GB0002568813 42,325,000 (see box 9)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

GB0002568813 44,418,023 44,418,023 11.73%

(see box 9)

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights

44,418,023 11.73%

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

10.27% of the voting rights are held by Mackenzie Cundill Investment Management
Ltd. As investment manager which has a disclosable interest as a result of
DTR5.2.1R(h).

1.45% of the voting rights are held by Mackenzie Cundill Investment Management
(Bermuda) Ltd., as investment manager, which has an interest but no individual
disclosure obligation.

Mackenzie (Rockies) Corp. is a 100% shareholder of Mackenzie Cundill Investment
Management (Bermuda) Ltd.

Mackenzie Financial Communication is a 100% shareholder of Mackenzie Cundill
Investment Management Ltd. And Mackenzie (Rockies) Corp. and has an indirect
holding of 11.73% as a result of DTR5.2.1R(e).

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:

Jim Hughes

15. Contact telephone number: