Holding in Company

12 Oct 2007 17:15

Lonrho PLC12 October 2007 Lonrho Plc ("Lonrho" or "the Company") Holding in Company Pursuant to our obligations under the AIM Rules for Companies, we hereby advisethat Lonrho received a notification, dated 12 October 2007 from BlakeneyManagement, that following the sale of 1,250,000 Ordinary shares of 1p each ("Shares") on 1 October 2007 they now hold a notifiable interest in 16,707,644shares, representing 5.19% of the total voting rights of the Company. TheseShares are registered under Euroclear Nominees. 12 October 2007Enquiries: 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 903Alisdair Haythornthwaite +44 (0) 20 7743 6676 +44 (0) 771 472 1379Collins StewartHugh Field +44 (0) 20 7523 8350 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange