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, +44 (0) 207 548 2115

Company official responsible for making notification

Helen Archbold, Head of Corporate Secretariat

Prudential plc published this content on 25 April 2017 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
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