Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Lonrho Plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

X

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

The owners of the shares and the convertible bonds are EP Cayman, Ltd., Eton 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").

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

EP Cayman, Ltd., Eton Park Fund, L.P., and Eton Park Master Fund, Ltd. The shares are registered in the name of a nominee, Vidacos Nominees Limited.

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

03 May 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

08 May 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

8%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0002568813

89,863,545

89,863,545

74,863,545

74,863,545

4.77%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

2.27%

Convertible bond

GBP 0.1559

15/10/2015

From 01/11/2010 to 7 days prior 15/10/2015

35,576,982

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

110,440,527

7.04%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

The parent undertakings of the Investment Manager are:

1. Eton Park Capital Management, L.L.C.

2. Eric M. Mindich

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Not applicable

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

Not applicable

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

Not applicable

13. Additional information:

Not applicable

14. Contact name:

Jim Hughes

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 (0) 207 016 5105