Lonrho Regulatory News (LONR)

(a) Identity of the party to the offer making the disclosure:

FS Africa Limited

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient

A consortium comprising Rainer-Marc Frey and BIH SA, a vehicle controlled by Thomas Schmidheiny

(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each party to the offer

Lonrho plc

(d) Is the party to the offer making the disclosure the offeror or the offeree?

OFFEROR

(e) Date position held:

15 May 2013

(f) Has the party previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?

NO

Class of relevant security:

Ordinary Shares of 1p each

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

80,311,060

4.86

(2) Derivatives (other than options):

241,292,222

14.59

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:

TOTAL:

321,603,282

19.45

Class of relevant security:

7.00% Guaranteed Convertible Bond due 2015

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

34,000,000

48.57

(2) Derivatives (other than options):

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:

TOTAL:

34,000,000

48.57

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

Details of any irrevocable commitments or letters of intent procured by the party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with it (see Note 3 on Rule 2.11 of the Code):

Lonrho Directors' Irrevocable Undertakings

The following Directors of Lonrho plc have irrevocably undertaken to vote in favour of the Scheme at the Court Meeting and the resolutions to be proposed at the Lonrho General Meeting and if the Transaction is structured as an Offer to accept or procure the acceptance of the Offer made by FS Africa Limited:

These irrevocable undertakings remain binding if a higher competing offer for Lonrho is made but they cease to be binding if the Scheme terminates or lapses in accordance with its terms or otherwise becomes incapable of ever becoming effective, provided that FS Africa has not, within seven days of the Scheme having so terminated or lapsed, announced in accordance with Rule 2.7 of the City Code, that it intends to implement the Transaction instead by way of an Offer.

Other Irrevocable Undertakings

The following holders of Ordinary shares of 1p each in Lonrho plc have irrevocably undertaken to vote in favour of the Scheme at the Court Meeting and the resolutions to be proposed at the Lonrho General Meeting and the resolutions to be proposed at the Lonrho General Meeting and if the Transaction is structured as an Offer to accept or procure the acceptance of the Offer made by FS Africa Limited:

These irrevocable undertakings cease to be binding if a competing offer for all of the shares in Lonrho is announced with a consideration value per share which is not less than 10% greater than the Transaction Consideration and FS Africa has not within 14 days of the date of the announcement of the competing offer announced a revised offer the terms of which, in the reasonable opinion of Jefferies as the independent adviser for the purposes of Rule 3 of the City Code, provides equal or greater value for Lonrho Shareholders than that provided under such competing offer.

Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure:

The holdings in Ordinary Shares of 1p each held by persons acting in concert with the offeror are as follows:

6,500,000 relevant securities representing approximately 0.39% of Lonrho's issued share capital are held by Christopher Chambers, who is acting in concert with FS Africa Limited;

1,400,000 relevant securities representing approximately 0.08% of Lonrho's issued share capital are held by Dr Dieter Spalti, who is acting in concert with FS Africa Limited; and

750,000 relevant securities representing approximately 0.05% of Lonrho's issued share capital are held by Dr Reto Suter, who is acting in concert with FS Africa Limited.

The holdings in 7.00% Guaranteed Convertible Bond due 2015 held by persons acting in concert with the offeror are as follows:

750,000 relevant securities representing approximately 1.07% of nominal value are held by Dr Dieter Spalti, who is acting in concert with FS Africa Limited.

Investec Bank plc, connected adviser to FS Africa Limited, holds the following Ordinary Shares of 1p each that do not benefit from exempt status under the Takeover Code:

267,524 relevant securities representing approximately 0.01% of Lonrho's issued share capital.

It has not been practicable for the offeror to make enquiries of all of its concert parties in advance of it releasing this Opening Position Disclosure. Therefore, this Opening Position Disclosure may not include all of the relevant details in respect of the offeror's concert parties. The offeror confirms that a further disclosure in accordance with Rule 8.1(a) and note 2(a)(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code will be made as soon as possible, if required.

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with it:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the party to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)

NO

Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)

NO

15 May 2013

Dr Reto Suter

+41 55 415 22 33