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Tue 1 Apr 2008, 8:04 LAF - Lonrho Plc - Notification of major interests in shares
LAF
 LOLAF                                                                           
LAF - Lonrho Plc - Notification of major interests in shares                    
Lonrho Plc                                                                      
(Formerly Lonrho Africa Plc)                                                    
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales)                              
(Registration number 2805337)                                                   
(Share code: LAF; ISIN number: GB0002568813)                                    
("Lonrho Africa" or "the Company")                                              
31 March 2008                                                                   
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: (  )                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which                       
may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to                       
which voting rights are attached: (X)                                           
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (    )                        
Other (please specify): (    )                                                  
-                                                                               
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification                           
  obligation:                                                                   
Ospraie Management, LLC                                                         
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :                         
See section 9 below                                                             
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold                     
is crossed or  reached if different):                                         
26 March 2008                                                                   
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                               
28 March 2008                                                                   
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                 
6.00% (Ospraie Management, LLC)                                                 
8. Notified details:                                                            
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                             
Class/type of      Situation previous to the Triggering transaction             
shares if possible                                                              
using the ISIN                                                                  
CODE                                                                            
Number of shares    Number of voting Rights                   
GB0002568813       25,449,512          6.72%                                    
                                                                                
                 *as of previous     *as of previous filing on                  
filing on 22/2/08   22/2/08                                    
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            
Class/type of     Number of       Number of voting       % of voting            
shares if         shares          rights                 rights                 
possible using                                                                  
the ISIN CODE                                                                   
                 Direct          Direct    Indirect      Direct   Indirect      
GB0002568813      n/a             n/a       22,649,511    n/a      5.98%        
B: Financial Instruments                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            
Type of     Expiration    Exercise/Conversion  Number of voting   % of voting   
financial   Date          Period/ Date         rights that may    rights        
instrument                                   be acquired if                     
                                           the instrument is                    
                                           exercised/                           
                                           converted.                           
n/a         n/a           n/a                  n/a                n/a           
Total (A+B)                                                                     
Number of voting  % of voting                                                   
rights            rights                                                        
22,649,511        5.98%                                                         
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 (22,649,511: 5.98%), A DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT MANAGER,
IS A CONTROLLER OF THE OSPRAIE PORTFOLIO LTD (16,222,575; 4.28%).               
OSPRAIE ADVISORS, L.P. ("OSPRAIE ADVISORS"), A DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT MANAGER,
IS A CONTROLLER OF THE OF OSPRAIE SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES MASTER HOLDINGS LTD     
(6,426,936; 1.7%). 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 the 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 rights:                
N/A                                                                             
13. Additional information:                                                     
THESE SHARE REFERRED TO IN SECTION 9 ABOVE ARE HELD IN PORTFOLIOS MANAGED BY    
THOSE FIRMS ON A DISCRETIONARY BASIS FOR ITS CLIENT.                            
14. Contact name:                                                               
JIM HUGHES                                                                      
15. Contact telephone number:                                                   
+44 (0)20 7016 5105                                                             
South African sponsor to Lonrho Africa Plc                                      
Java Capital (Proprietary) Limited                                              
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