Prudential : Notification of Major Interests in Shares

Microsoft Word - EAnnouncement_2016_02_05_MajorInterestsInShares_CapitalGroup

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss however arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales under the number 01397169)

(Stock code: 2378)

OVERSEAS REGULATORY 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:

   
   

   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:

   
   

   3 February 2016

   
   

6. Date on which issuer notified:

   
   

   4 February 2016

   
   

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

   
   

   Above 10%

   
   

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)	252,307,999	252,307,999	259,909,559	10.103%
   ADRs (US74435K2042)	405,522	811,044	813,186	0.032%

   
   

   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

   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

   
   

   260,722,745 10.135%

   
   

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. (CG) holdings	Number of Shares	Percent of Outstanding
   Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:	260,722,745	10.1345%
   Capital Research and Management Company	246,939,021	9.599%

   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

Emma Abdul, Group Secretariat, +44 (0)20 3790 1327

Company official responsible for making notification

Helen Archbold, Head of Corporate Secretariat 5 February 2016, London

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of Prudential plc comprises:

Chairman

Paul Victor Falzon Sant Manduca

Executive Directors

Michael Andrew Wells (Group Chief Executive), Nicolaos Andreas Nicandrou ACA, Penelope Jane James ACA, John William Foley, Michael George Alexander McLintock, Barry Lee Stowe and Tony Paul Wilkey

Non-executive Director

David John Alexander Law ACA

Independent Non-executive Directors

Sir Howard John Davies, Ann Frances Godbehere FCPA FCGA, Alexander Dewar Kerr Johnston CMG FCA, Kaikhushru Shiavax Nargolwala FCA, Anthony John Liddell Nightingale CMG SBS JP,

The Hon. Philip John Remnant CBE ACA, Alice Davey Schroeder and Lord Jonathan Adair Turner

* For identification purposes