Lonrho Regulatory News (LONR)

21 Jan 2008 08:43

Lonrho PLC21 January 2008 21 January 2008 Lonrho Plc ("Lonrho" or "the Company") LONRHO'S BYTES & PIECES NAMED TOP I.T. COMPANY IN MOZAMBIQUE IN KPMG REPORT Lonrho (AIM : LONR), the conglomerate with a diverse portfolio of Africaninvestments, is pleased to announce that Sociedade Comercial Bytes & Pieces,Limitada ("Bytes & Pieces"), its 65% owned subsidiary, has been ranked top ITcompany in Mozambique in KPMG's 2007 report, 'The Top 100 Companies inMozambique survey'. Bytes & Pieces, a Dell master distributor, provides turnkeynetwork solutions, maintenance and support to Mozambique's I.T. business, NGO'sand Government organisations. This annual survey, produced by KPMG since 1998, has proved to be an importanttool for potential investors into Mozambique and offers companies operating inthe country a useful benchmark for comparison amongst their peers. Bytes and Pieces, which celebrated its 10th anniversary last year, was rated asthe top I.T. service company in the communications and information sector in thereport David Lenigas, Lonrho Chairman commented: "We are delighted that Bytes & Pieces has been recognised as the top IT Companyin Mozambique. This is a great compliment to the achievements of all of it'sstaff and very well deserved. The IT Services industry in Mozambique is expanding with the successful growthin the Mozambique economy. We are seeing more and more large projects developand remain confident that Bytes & Pieces will continue to deliver the bestlevels of customer service to the I.T. market." ENQUIRIES Lonrho Plc +44 (0) 20 7016 5105 David Lenigas, Chief Executive +44 (0)7881 825 378 Emma Priestley, Executive Director +44 (0)7867 785 177 Pelham PR Charles Vivian +44 (0) 20 7743 6672 +44 (0) 7977 297903 Alisdair Haythornthwaite +44 (0) 20 7743 6676 +44 (0) 7714 721379 Collins Stewart Europe Hugh Field +44 (0) 20 7523 8350 Jonny Sloan NOTES TO EDITORS About BYTES & PIECES: Bytes & Pieces provides turnkey network solutions, maintenance and support toMozambique business, NGO's and Government organisations. It featured at 53 inthe KPMG "Top 100 Companies in Mozambique" survey in 2004 and is an authoriseddistributor of Dell equipment in Mozambique, providing Enterprise Solutions on aDell hardware platform. The IT company is a Microsoft Certified Partner and was awarded the SystemBuilder Partner of the Year 2006 for East and Southern Africa. Bytes & Pieces isalso an authorized distributor or value added reseller for CISCO Systems, MGEUPS Systems and Legrand networking products. Bytes & Pieces recorded pre-tax profits of US$854,000 in 2006, on revenue ofUS$8.6 million. About LONRHO: Lonrho Plc is an expanding conglomerate that is rapidly growing a successfulbusiness throughout Africa. The Company is listed on the London AIM stockexchange (LONR). Lonrho is strategically focused on the development of businessopportunities in infrastructure, transportation, support services and naturalresources. The Company has over 20,000 shareholders and substantialinstitutional backing to support its mandate to build a profitable business thatplays a fundamental role in the development of the African economy. Since 2006, the Company has invested in or acquired control of: • Hotel Cardoso - www.hotelcardoso.co.mz• Lonrho Mining - www.lonrhomining.com• Luba Freeport - www.lubafreeport.com• Fly540 - www.fly540.com• Norse Air - www.norseair.co.za• Swissta Holdings - www.swissta.com• SA Independent Liner Services - www.saliners.com• Bytes and Pieces• Celsys Limited - www.celsys.co.zw This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange