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
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation :
BlackRock Inc.
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 :
13 September 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
14 September 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Holding has gone above 5%
8. Notified details:
8A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares: GB0007099541
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction:
No of Shares |
No of Voting Rights |
125,363,404 |
125,363,404 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
No of shares |
No of voting rights |
|
% of voting rights |
|
Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
n/a |
n/a |
126,398,052 |
N/A |
4.98 |
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 |
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/ Date |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of voting rights |
|
Nominal |
Delta |
|||||
CFD |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
612,617 |
0.02% |
0.02% |
Total (A+B+C):
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
127,010,669 |
5.00% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 127,010,669 (5.00%)
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:
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
Anneka Kingan, Group Secretariat 020 7548 3807
Company official responsible for making notification
Sylvia Edwards, Assistant Group Secretary 020 7548 3826