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Lonrho PLC08 October 2007 8 October 2007 LONRHO PLC TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer LONRHO PLCof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of Noshares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No Other (please specify): Yes 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification Mackenzie Cundill Investment Management Ltd.obligation: On behalf of itself and Mackenzie Financial Corporation (which has an individual notification obligation) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd. (34,925,000 voting rights) Chase Nominees Limited (5,500,000 voting rights) 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the thresholdis crossed or reached if different): October 2, 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: October 4, 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 13% (see box 9) 8. Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the triggering transactionIf possibleuse ISIN code Number of Number of Number of shares Number of voting rights Percentage of voting Shares voting rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary 36,425,000 40,425,000 40,425,000 12.56%Shares - (see box 9) (see box 9)GB0002568813 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration Exercise / Conversion No. of voting rights that % of votinginstrument date Period/Date may be acquired (if the rights instrument exercised / converted) Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 40,425,000 12.56% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 10.85% of the voting rights are held by Mackenzie Cundill Investment ManagementLtd. As investment manager which as a disclosable interest as a result ofDTR5.2.1R(h). 1.71% of the voting rights are held by Mackenzie Cundill Investment Management(Bermuda) Ltd., as investment manager, which has an interest but no individualdisclosure obligation. Mackenzie (Rockies) Corp. is a 100% shareholder of Mackenzie Cundill InvestmentManagement (Bermuda) Ltd. Mackenzie Financial Corporation is a 100% shareholder of Mackenzie CundillInvestment Management Ltd. And Mackenzie (Rockies) Corp. and has an indirectholding of 12.56% as a result of DTR 5.2.1R(e). Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold votingrights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Jim Hughes 15. Contact telephone name: +44 (0)20 7016 5105 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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