NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERES

RNS Number : 0505J

Prudential PLC

23 March 2010

 



 PRUDENTIAL PLC ANNOUNCEMENT

Notification of Major Interests in Shares

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 (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights      

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

CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY  

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

N/A                                                                  

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

19 March 2010

5.   Date on which issuer notified:      

22 March 2010

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

Holding has gone above 11%

7.   Notified details:

8A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares: Ordinary 5p

 Situation previous to the Triggering transaction:    

No of Shares	No of Voting Rights
277,207,770	277,207,770

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

No of shares		No of voting rights		% of voting rights
Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
0	280,291,176	0	280,291,176	N/A	11.0687%

8B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

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

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

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the Instrument is exercised/ converted	% of voting rights
				Nominal	Delta
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

 Total (A+B+C):

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
280,291,176	11.0687%

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

N/A

Proxy Voting:

9.   Name of the proxy holder:           

N/A

10.  Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:      

N/A

11.  Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

12.  Additional information:    

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        

Jennie Webb

020 7548 2027

Company official responsible for making notification

Penny Follows, Shareholder Services and Share Plans Manager

020 7548 3821

 

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