TIDMLONR 
 
RNS Number : 7429V 
Lonrho PLC 
05 November 2010 
 

 
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                      | 
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying    | Lonrho Plc                          | 
| issuer                                         |                                     | 
| of existing shares to which voting rights are  |                                     | 
| attached: ii                                   |                                     | 
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| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):            | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                 |        | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may    |        | 
| result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights   |        | 
| are attached                                                                |        | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to   |   X    | 
| qualifying financial instruments                                            |        | 
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                            |        | 
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| Other (please     |                                                         |        | 
| specify):         |                                                         |        | 
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to   | The owners of the shares and the            | 
| the                                    | convertible bonds are EP Cayman, Ltd., Eton | 
| notification obligation: iii           | Park Fund, L.P. and Eton Park Master Fund,  | 
|                                        | Ltd. (the "owners"). Eton Park Capital      | 
|                                        | Management, L.P. (the "Investment Manager") | 
|                                        | has been granted discretionary investment   | 
|                                        | management authority in respect of the      | 
|                                        | assets of the owners. The Investment        | 
|                                        | Manager has in turn delegated investment    | 
|                                        | management authority in respect of the      | 
|                                        | assets of the owners to its UK affiliate,   | 
|                                        | Eton Park International LLP (the            | 
|                                        | "sub-Manager").                             | 
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)         | EP Cayman, Ltd., Eton Park Fund, L.P. and   | 
|  (if different from 3.):iv             | Eton Park Master Fund, Ltd. The shares are  | 
|                                        | registered in the name of a nominee,        | 
|                                        | Vidacos Nominees Limited.                   | 
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date on | 29 October 2010                             | 
| which the threshold is crossed or      |                                             | 
| reached: v                             |                                             | 
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified:      | 2 November 2010                             | 
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 9%                                          | 
| reached: vi, vii                       |                                             | 
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| 8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                          | 
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                                                                                  | 
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| Class/type of   | Situation previous                            | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                        | 
| shares          | to the triggering                             |                                                                                             | 
| if possible     | transaction                                   |                                                                                             | 
| using           |                                               |                                                                                             | 
| the ISIN CODE   |                                               |                                                                                             | 
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|                 | Number                  | Number              | Number                  | Number of voting                           | % of  voting         | 
|                 | of                      | of                  | of shares               | rights                                     | rights x             | 
|                 | Shares                  | Voting              |                         |                                            |                      | 
|                 |                         | Rights              |                         |                                            |                      | 
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|                 |                         |                     | Direct                  | Direct xi             | Indirect           | Direct    | Indirect | 
|                 |                         |                     |                         |                       | xii                |           |          | 
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| GB0002568813    | 70,000,000              | 5.97%               | 70,000,000              | 70,000,000            |                    | 5.97%     |          | 
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                           | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                          | 
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| Type of financial                   | Expiration           | Exercise/                        | Number of voting                                   | % of     | 
| instrument                          | date xiii            | Conversion Period                | rights that may be                                 | voting   | 
|                                     |                      | xiv                              | acquired if the                                    | rights   | 
|                                     |                      |                                  | instrument is                                      |          | 
|                                     |                      |                                  | exercised/ converted.                              |          | 
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi                                                             | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                          | 
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| Type of financial             | Exercise price        | Expiration             | Exercise/               | Number of    | % of voting rights xix,             | 
| instrument                    |                       | date xvii              | Conversion period xviii | voting       | xx                                  | 
|                               |                       |                        |                         | rights       |                                     | 
|                               |                       |                        |                         | instrument   | 3.45%                               | 
|                               |                       |                        |                         | refers to    |                                     | 
|                               |                       |                        |                         |              |                                     | 
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| Convertible bond              | GBP 0.1559            | 15/10/2015             |                         | 40,439,900   | Nominal           | Delta           | 
|                               |                       |                        |                         |              |                   |                 | 
|                               |                       |                        | From 01/11/2010 to 7    |              |                   |                 | 
|                               |                       |                        | days prior 15/10/2015   |              |                   |                 | 
|                               |                       |                        |                         |              |                   |                 | 
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| Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                 | 
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| Number of voting rights                                                                 | Percentage of voting rights                                         | 
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| 110,439,900                                                                             | 9.42%                                                               | 
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the    | 
| financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                    | 
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|                            The parent undertakings of the Investment Manager are: | 
|                                         1.   Eton Park Capital Management, L.L.C. | 
|                                                              2.   Eric M. Mindich | 
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|                                  The parent undertakings of the sub-Manager are : | 
|                                                    1.   Eton Park Capital Limited | 
|                                                       2.   The Investment Manager | 
|                                         3.   Eton Park Capital Management, L.L.C. | 
|                                                              4.   Eric M. Mindich | 
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| Proxy Voting:                                                                     | 
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder:                      | Not applicable               | 
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will      | Not applicable               | 
| cease                                              |                              | 
| to hold:                                           |                              | 
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold  | Not applicable               | 
| voting rights:                                     |                              | 
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| 13. Additional information:            | Not applicable                           | 
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| 14. Contact name:                      | J. Hughes                                | 
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| 15. Contact telephone number:          | 0207 016 5105                            | 
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