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Egg PLC27 January 2006 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 Executive Directors of Egg plc and Persons Discharging ManagerialResponsibility: Paul Gratton Mark Nancarrow Emma Byrne Kieran Coleman Paul de Hoest Elizabeth Gratton Peter Marsden Darren Pope Neil Rodgers Susan Windridge 4. PLEASE STATE WHETHER NOTIFICATION RELATES TO A PERSONCONNECTED WITH A PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY/DIRECTOR NAMED IN3 AND IDENTIFY THE CONNECTED PERSON Egg Employee Trust (Trustee - Mourant & Co Trustees Limited) 5. INDICATE WHETHER THE NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF A HOLDINGOF THE PERSON REFERRED TO IN 3 OR 4 ABOVE OR IN RESPECT OF A NON-BENEFICIALINTEREST See section 3 6. DESCRIPTION OF SHARES (INCLUDING CLASS), DEBENTURES ORDERIVATIVES OR FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS RELATING TO SHARES Prudential plc Ordinary 5p Shares Egg plc Ordinary 50p Shares 7. NAME OF REGISTERED SHAREHOLDER(S) AND, IF MORE THAN ONE, THE NUMBER OF SHARES HELD BY EACH OF THEM Greenwood Nominees Limited 8. STATE THE NATURE OF THE TRANSACTION Prudential plc shares acquired on acceptance of Offer by Prudential plc for Eggshares. Egg shareholders are entitled to receive 0.2237 new Prudential sharesfor every 1 Egg share held. 9. NUMBER OF PRUDENTIAL PLC SHARES, DEBENTURES OR FINANICAL INSTRUMENTS ACQUIRED 974,677 10. PERCENTAGE OF ISSUED CLASS ACQUIRED (ANY TREASURY SHARES HELD BY COMPANY SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CALCULATING PERCENTAGE) Less than 0.004% 11. NUMBER OF EGG PLC SHARES, DEBENTURES OR FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS RELATING TO SHARES DISPOSED 4,357,074 12. PERCENTAGE OF ISSUED CLASS DISPOSED (ANY TREASURY SHARES HELD BY COMPANY SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CALCULATING PERCENTAGE) Less than 0.6% 13. PRICE PER SHARE OR VALUE OF TRANSACTION See Section 8 above. 14. DATE AND PLACE OF TRANSACTION 26 January 2006, London 15. TOTAL HOLDING FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION AND TOTAL PERCENTAGE HOLDING FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION (ANY TREASURY SHARES HELD BY COMPANY SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CALCULATING PERCENTAGE) 974,677 - less than 0.004% - Prudential plc Ordinary 5p shares 0 Egg plc Ordinary 50p shares 16. DATE ISSUER INFORMED OF TRANSACTION 26 January 2006 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 IS TO BE FIXED AT TIME OF EXERCISE N/A 22. TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES OR DEBENTURES OVER WHICH OPTIONS HELD FOLLOWING THIS NOTIFICATION N/A 23. ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This notification relates to a potential interest in Prudential plc shares by the Egg plc Executive Directors and Persons Discharging ManagerialResponsibility, as potential beneficiaries of the Egg Employee Trust. 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 27 January 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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