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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