Major Shareholding Notification

RNS Number : 2718D

Prudential PLC

25 April 2017

 

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:

Prudential plc

2.   Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

      Norges Bank                                                         

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

n/a

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

      24 April 2017

6.   Date on which issuer notified:

25 April 2017

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

Below 5%

8.   Details notified:

8A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares	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
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary 5p (GB0007099541)	129,908,869	129,908,869	129,079,401	129,079,401		4.99%

8B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the Instrument is exercised/ converted	% of voting rights
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

8C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments 

Type of financial  instrument	Exercise Price	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Total (A+B+C):

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
129,079,401	4.99%

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

n/a

Proxy Voting:

10.  Name of the proxy holder:    

Norges Bank

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:         

n/a

Prudential plc is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc. a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America.

Contact name for enquiries    

Chris Smith, Deputy Company Secretary, [phone]

Company official responsible for making notification

Helen Archbold, Head of Corporate Secretariat  

 

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