23rd May 2007 18:26
Lonrho PLC23 May 2007 LONRHO PLC "Lonrho" or the "Company" Holding in Company In conformity with the Transparency Directive, Lonrho was informed on 22 May2007 by Ospraie Management, LLC that, as at 18 May 2007, The Ospraie PortfolioLtd was interested in 19,573,511 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the sharecapital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") and Ospraie Advisors, L.P. andOspraie Special Opportunities Master Holdings Ltd were interested in 8,253,632Ordinary Shares. Accordingly their combined interest is 27,827,143 OrdinaryShares, representing an increase in shareholding to approximately 10.09% of theCompany's issued share capital. 23 May 2007 Enquiries: Lonrho Plc +44 (0) 20 7016 5105David Lenigas, Chief Executive +44 (0)7881 825 378Emma Priestley, Executive Director +44 (0)7867 785 177 Pelham PRCharles Vivian +44 (0) 20 7743 6672 +44 (0) 7977 297 903 Alisdair Haythornthwaite +44 (0) 20 7743 6676 +44 (0) 771 472 1379Collins StewartSimon Atkinson +44 (0) 207 523 8000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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