Lonrho Plc to Join the Premium List of the UK Stock Exchange Main Market

London (ots/PRNewswire) - Lonrho Plc (LONR) has had its
prospectus approved by the UK Listing Authority to join London Stock
Exchange Main Market as a Premium Listing.

The Company will make the transfer from the London AIM market and
is scheduled to be admitted to trading the Main Market (Premium
Listing) on 26th April 2011.

Lonrho has a one hundred year history of building successful
businesses across sub Saharan Africa and is currently operating in
seventeen countries in five strategic divisions focused on servicing
the infrastructure and support requirements for the rapidly growing
agriculture, oil and mineral sectors in Africa. http://www.lonrho.com

Africa is increasingly becoming a more prominent emerging market
and as a result is attracting the attention of global investment
funds that understand the opportunities available on the continent in
the agricultural, oil and mineral sectors and the economic potential
of a population that is approaching one billion consumers.

The Lonrho businesses are directly aligned with the key drivers
of African economic growth, and the transition to the Premium List on
the UK Main Market will significantly expand the Company's exposure
to a wider base of global institutional investors providing increased
access to capital markets and potential investors.

David Lenigas, Executive Chairman of Lonrho Plc, commented:

"Lonrho's rise to the UK Main Market (Premium Listing) is a
significant step in the continued growth of the Company. We are
seeing an increasing appetite from global investors to partake in the
economic growth of Africa. Lonrho provides an interesting opportunity
for investors in that it only operates in Africa; is working in
seventeen countries across the Continent; and is focused on providing
the infrastructure and support services to the agriculture, oil and
mineral sectors, the drivers of African growth "

Enquiries:

Pelham Bell Pottinger
Charles Vivian +44-(0)-20-7861-3126
+44-(0)-7977-297903
James MacFarlane +44-(0)-20-7861-3864
+44-(0)-7841-672-831
Philippe Polman +44-(0)-20-7861-3921
+44-(0)-7841-672-830

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Contact:
Pelham Bell Pottinger: Charles Vivian
+44-(0)-20-7861-3126,+44-(0)-7977-297903; James MacFarlane
+44-(0)-20-7861-3864,+44-(0)-7841-672-831; Philippe Polman
+44-(0)-20-7861-3921,+44-(0)-7841-672-830