Holding(s) in Company

RIT Capital Partners PLC
20 March 2007


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

RIT Capital Partners plc


2. Reason for the notification (place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )


Other (please specify) : (X)

Confirmation of our current position using this standard form as required by
EUTD Regulations


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Prudential plc group of companies


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :

Prudential plc:

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC


The Prudential Assurance Company Limited:

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

14 MAR 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 MAR 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3%


8. Notified details:

.................



A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using    Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                             transaction
                                          Number of       Number of voting
                                          shares          Rights

GB0007366395                              5,257,109       5,257,109




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if      Number of    Number of voting      % of voting
possible using the ISIN CODE shares       rights                rights



                             Direct       Direct     Indirect   Direct  Indirect

GB0007366395                 5,257,109    5,257,109             3.36%
                                           





B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of     Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial   Date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument             Period/ Date  exercised/ converted.              rights

N/A         N/A        N/A           N/A                                N/A

                       



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                  % of voting rights

5,527,109                                3.36%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Prudential plc (parent Company)


The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsdiary of Prudential
plc)


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:

None


14. Contact name:

Emma Thompson


15. Contact telephone number:

020 7548 2293



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