Lonrho Regulatory News (LONR)

29 Apr 2008 11:02

Lonrho PLC29 April 2008 29 April 2008 LONRHO PLC TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting 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 theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify): ( ) ................. 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Mackenzie Cundill Investment Management Ltd., on behalf of itself and MackenzieFinancial Corporation (which has an individual notification obligation) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd (49,000,000 voting rights) Chase Nominees Limited (5,500,000 voting rights) 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 25 April 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 28 April 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 14% (see box 9) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transactionusing the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights GB0002568813 51,000,000 (see box 9) Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0002568813 54,500,000 54,500,000 14.39% (see box 9) B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial Period/ Date that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 54,500,000 14.39% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 12.94% of the voting rights are held by Mackenzie Cundill Investment ManagementLtd., as investment manager which has a disclosable interest as a result ofDTR5.2.1R(h). 1.45% 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 14.39% as a result of DTR5.2.1R(a). Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Jim Hughes 15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0)20 7016 5105 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange