Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9616C

PZ CUSSONS PLC

09 May 2012

 



TR-1:NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			PZ Cussons PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Prudential plc group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		See attached schedule
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		04 May 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:		08 May 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		See item 13

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B19Z1432

47,237,909

47,237,909

47,223,221

45,822,827

1,400,394

10.69%

0.32%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

47,237,909

11.01%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Prudential plc (parent Company) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:	M&G Investment Manaagement Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) has moved from a 11% to a 10% notifiable interest triggering this notification.
14. Contact name:	James Todd / Mark Thomas M&G Investment Management Limited
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7548 2293 / 020 7548 3266

 

Notifiable Position Report for

PZ CUSSONS

As at 07 May 2012

 

Percentage holdings are calculated using 428,725,000 Total Voting Rights

		Registered Holder		Holding	Voting Rights	%Voting Rights
Prudential plc					47,223,221	11.01	Total Notifiable Interest
	Holding Type : Direct
		PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC		1,204,251	1,204,251
		PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC		149,048	149,048
		STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMBM		38,264,983	38,264,983
		STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMGQ		2,150,000	2,150,000
		STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIF		54,545	54,545
		STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIN		4,000,000	4,000,000
			Sub Total:	45,822,827	45,822,827
	Holding Type : Indirect
		JNL/M&G GLOBAL BASICS FUND		1,387,434	1,387,434
		PRUDENTIAL HOLBORN PENSIONS LD		12,960	12,960
			Sub Total:	1,400,394	1,400,394
M&G Group Limited					47,210,261	11.01
		PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC		1,204,251	1,204,251
		PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC		149,048	149,048
		STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMBM		38,264,983	38,264,983
		STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMGQ		2,150,000	2,150,000
		STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIF		54,545	54,545
		STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIN		4,000,000	4,000,000
		JNL/M&G GLOBAL BASICS FUND		1,387,434	1,387,434
M&G Investment Management Limited					47,155,716	10.99
		PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC		1,204,251	1,204,251
		PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC		149,048	149,048
		STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMBM		38,264,983	38,264,983
		STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMGQ		2,150,000	2,150,000
		STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIN		4,000,000	4,000,000
		JNL/M&G GLOBAL BASICS FUND		1,387,434	1,387,434
M&G Limited					47,210,261	11.01
		PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC		1,204,251	1,204,251
		PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC		149,048	149,048
		STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMBM		38,264,983	38,264,983
		STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMGQ		2,150,000	2,150,000
		STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIF		54,545	54,545
		STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIN		4,000,000	4,000,000
M&G Securities Limited					44,469,528	10.37
		STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMBM		38,264,983	38,264,983
		STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMGQ		2,150,000	2,150,000
		STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIF		54,545	54,545
		STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIN		4,000,000	4,000,000

 

 

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