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Egg PLC12 December 2005 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. NAME OF ISSUER Egg plc 2. STATE WHETHER THE NOTIFICATION RELATES TO (i) A TRANSACTIONNOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or (ii) DR3.1.4R(1)(b) A DISCLOSUREMADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 324 (AS EXTENDED BY SECTION 328) OF THECOMPANIES ACT 1985; OR (iii) BOTH (i) AND (ii) (iii) 3. NAME OF DIRECTOR/PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY Philip A J Broadley 4. PLEASE STATE WHETHER NOTIFICATION RELATES TO A PERSON CONNECTED WITH A PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY/DIRECTOR NAMED IN3 AND IDENTIFY THE CONNECTED PERSON Prudential Services Limited Share Incentive Plan Trust (the Trust) 5. INDICATE WHETHER THE NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF A HOLDING OF THE PERSON REFERRED TO IN 3 OR 4 ABOVE OR IN RESPECT OF A NON-BENEFICIAL INTEREST See section 8 6. DESCRIPTION OF SHARES (INCLUDING CLASS), DEBENTURES OR DERIVATIVES OR FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS RELATING TO SHARES Ordinary 5p Shares 7. NAME OF REGISTERED SHAREHOLDER(S) AND, IF MORE THAN ONE, THE NUMBER OF SHARES HELD BY EACH OF THEM Prudential Services Limited Share Incentive Plan Trust (the Trust) 8. STATE THE NATURE OF THE TRANSACTION A purchase was made on 8 December 2005 of 1,209 ordinary shares in Prudentialplc (which holds 79% shareholding in Egg plc) by Yorkshire Building Society (theTrustee of the Trust) at a price of £5.2094 per share for the purpose ofsatisfying the purchase of ordinary shares by eligible employees (includingexecutive directors) who have elected to join the Prudential Services LimitedShare Incentive Plan (the Plan) and are therefore potential beneficiaries underthe Trust for December 2005. The Plan has been approved by the Inland Revenueas a share incentive plan under the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.Following the transaction the Trustee will hold 9,811 ordinary shares, all ofwhich are held on behalf of eligible employees pursuant to the terms of thePlan. 30 ordinary shares were purchased on this date on behalf of Mr P A J Broadley,who is an Executive Director of Prudential plc, as well as a Director of Eggplc. 9. NUMBER OF SHARES, DEBENTURES OR FINANICAL INSTRUMENTS ACQUIRED Trust - 1,209 ordinary shares P A J Broadley - 30 ordinary shares 10. PERCENTAGE OF ISSUED CLASS ACQUIRED (ANY TREASURY SHARES HELD BY COMPANY SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CALCULATING PERCENTAGE) Trust - less than 0.00006% P A J Broadley - less than 0.000002% 11. NUMBER OF SHARES, DEBENTURES OR FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS RELATING TO SHARES DISPOSED N/A 12. PERCENTAGE OF ISSUED CLASS DISPOSED (ANY TREASURY SHARES HELD BY COMPANY SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CALCULATING PERCENTAGE) N/A 13. PRICE PER SHARE OR VALUE OF TRANSACTION £5.2094 14. DATE AND PLACE OF TRANSACTION 8 December 2005, London 15. TOTAL HOLDING FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION AND TOTAL PERCENTAGEHOLDING FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION (ANY TREASURY SHARES HELD BY COMPANY SHOULD NOTBE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CALCULATING PERCENTAGE) Trust, 9,811 ordinary shares, less than 0.0005% P A J Broadley - 560,403 ordinary shares, less than 0.03% 16. DATE ISSUER INFORMED OF TRANSACTION 9 December 2005 Grant of Options 17. DATE OF GRANT N/A 18. PERIOD DURING WHICH OR DATE ON WHICH IT CAN BE EXERCISED N/A 19. TOTAL AMOUNT PAID (IF ANY) FOR GRANT OF THE OPTION N/A 20. DESCRIPTION OF SHARES OR DEBENTURES INVOLVED: CLASS, NUMBER N/A 21. EXERCISE PRICE (IF FIXED AT TIME OF GRANT) OR INDICATION THAT PRICE ISTO BE FIXED AT TIME OF EXERCISE N/A 22. TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES OR DEBENTURES OVER WHICH OPTIONS HELD FOLLOWINGTHIS NOTIFICATION N/A 23. ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This notification relates to an acquisition of Prudential plc sharesby Mr P A J Broadley, who is an Executive Director of Prudential plc, as well asa Director of Egg plc). Prudential plc has a 79% holding in the shares of Eggplc. 24. NAME OF CONTACT AND TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR QUERIES Miss S D Windridge (020 7526 2708) NAME OF AUTHORISED COMPANY OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THISNOTIFICATION: Miss S D Windridge (Company Secretary) DATE OF NOTIFICATION - 12th December 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Prudential