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LAF
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LAF - Lonrho Plc - TR-1: 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" or "the Company")
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
14 August 2008
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: ( )
Other (please specify) : ( )
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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):
11 August 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
13 August 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
3.00% (The Ospraie Portfolio Ltd.) and 5.00% (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 22,824,511 5.41%
*as of previous filing on *as of previous filing on
23/7/08 23/7/08
16,508,375 3.92%
*as of previous filing on *as of previous filing on
23/7/08 23/7/08
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of Number of Number of voting % of voting rights
shares if possible shares rights
using the ISIN
CODE
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0002568813 n/a n/a 16,809,393 n/a 3.69%
(Ospraie (Ospraie
Management, Management,
LLC) LLC)
11,515,827 n/a 2.53%
(The Ospraie (The Ospraie
Portfolio Portfolio
Ltd.) Ltd.)
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of
instrument Period/ Date rights that may voting
be acquired if rights
the instrument
is exercised/
converted.
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
16,809,393 3.69%
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 (16,809,393; 3.69%), a discretionary investment manager,
is a controller of The Ospraie Portfolio Ltd (11,515,827; 2.53%).
Ospraie Advisors, L.P. ("Ospraie Advisors"), a discretionary investment manager,
is a controller of The Ospraie Special Opportunities Master Holdings Ltd
(5,293,566; 1.16%). 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:
The shares referred to in Section 9 above are held in portfolios managed by
those firms on a discretionary basis for its clients.
14. Contact name:
Jim Hughes
15. Contact telephone number:
+44(0)20 7016 5105
South African sponsor to Lonrho Plc
Java Capital (Proprietary) Limited
Date: 14/08/2008 14:48:02 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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