Prudential PLC Holding(s) in Company (7512W)

TIDMPRU

RNS Number : 7512W

Prudential PLC

21 August 2015

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: 

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

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

See answer to Question 9

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

19 August 2015

   6.   Date on which issuer notified: 

20 August 2015

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

Above 9%

   8.   Details notified: 

8A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
 Class/type             Situation previous          Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of shares              to the triggering           transaction 
                         transaction 
---------------------  --------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
                        Number        Number        Number       Number of voting       % of voting 
                         of Shares     of Voting     of shares    rights                 rights 
                                       Rights 
---------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  ---------------------  ------------------ 
                                                    Direct       Direct   Indirect      Direct   Indirect 
---------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  --------- 
 Ordinary 5p 
  (GB0007099541)        229,323,607   229,323,607                         232,821,076            9.0554% 
---------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  --------- 
 ADRs (US74435K2042)    355,279       710,558                             712,192                0.0277% 
---------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -------  ------------  -------  --------- 
 

8B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

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

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

 
 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/ Conversion   Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          date         Period/ Date           rights that          rights 
                                                          may be acquired 
                                                          if the Instrument 
                                                          is exercised/ 
                                                          converted 
                                                                              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 
 233,533,268               9.0831% 
 

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

 
 The Capital Group Companies, Inc.          Number of     Percent of 
  (CG) holdings                              Shares        Outstanding 
-----------------------------------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Holdings by CG Management Companies 
  and Funds:                                233,533,268   9.083% 
-----------------------------------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Capital Guardian Trust Company             12,348,119    0.480% 
-----------------------------------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Capital International Limited              761,700       0.030% 
-----------------------------------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Capital International Sarl                 624,600       0.024% 
-----------------------------------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Capital International, Inc.                353,849       0.014% 
-----------------------------------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Capital Research and Management Company 
  EuroPacific Growth Fund                   219,445,000   8.535% 
-----------------------------------------  ------------  ------------- 
 

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:

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

Matthew Buckland, Group Secretariat, [phone]

Company official responsible for making notification

Helen Archbold, Head of Corporate Secretariat

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

HOLBFLFLEVFBBBF

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

August 21, 2015 09:00 ET (13:00 GMT)