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RNS Number : 2790J

Lonrho PLC

03 August 2012

 
 For filings with the FSA include the 
  annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the        Lonrho PLC 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached: 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box 
  or boxes): 
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                                                                      Yes 
  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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                                                                      No 
  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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                                                                      No 
  An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar 
  economic effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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                                                                      No 
  An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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                                                                      No 
  Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject     Zesiger Capital Group LLC 
  to the notification obligation:       ("ZCG"), as investment adviser 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if    Various discretionary accounts 
  different from 3.):                   that ZCG manages 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                    August 2, 2012 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                      August 2, 2012 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                         Above 11% 
  or reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type      Situation previous      Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of              to the triggering       transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number        Number    Number       Number of voting       % of voting 
                  of            of        of shares    rights                 rights 
                  Shares        Voting 
                                Rights 
--------------  ------------  --------  -----------  ---------------------  ------------------ 
                                                      Direct   Indirect      Direct   Indirect 
--------------  ------------  --------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  --------- 
                                         176,656, 
 GB0002568813    168,662,485   10.73%     947                  176,656,947            11.24% 
                ------------  --------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 
 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 voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion    rights that              rights 
                                   Period        may be 
                                                 acquired if 
                                                 the 
                                                 instrument is 
                                                 exercised/ converted. 
------------------  -----------  ------------  -----------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights 
                                              period        refers to 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  ---------------- 
                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 176,656, 947              11.24% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information:      All shares are held indirectly 
                                   by various discretionary accounts 
                                   that ZCG manages. ZCG has 
                                   voting discretion with respect 
                                   to some but not all accounts. 
 
                                   The above percentages were 
                                   calculated based on the issuer's 
                                   disclosure on June 29, 2012 
                                   that it has 1,572,288,244 
                                   voting shares outstanding. 
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 14. Contact name:                                        Jim Hughes 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                  +44 (0) 207 016 5105 
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