Notification of Interest

RNS Number : 0983L
Lonrho PLC
05 January 2009

5th January 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: (X)

Other (please specify) : ( )
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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.
(91,000,000 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):

19th December 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23rd December 2008

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

13% (see box 9)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

GB0002568813 59,500,000
(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 37,000,000 96,500,000 12.63%
(see box 9)

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

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

96,500,000 12.63%

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

11.91% of the voting rights are held by Mackenzie Cundill Investment Management Ltd., as investment manager which has a disclosable
interest as a result of DTR 5.2.1R(h).

0.72% 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 Corporation is a 100% shareholder of Mackenzie Cundhill Investment Management Ltd. and Mackenzie (Rockies) Corp. and
has an indirect holding of 12.63% 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:

+44(0) 20 7016 5105

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