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Egg PLC03 October 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 MANAGERIALRESPONSIBILITY P A J Broadley 4. PLEASE STATE WHETHER NOTIFICATION RELATES TO A PERSONCONNECTED WITH A PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY/DIRECTOR NAMED IN3 AND IDENTIFY THE CONNECTED PERSON See Section 8 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 Shares held in the Prudential Employee Share Trust ("the Trust") in the name ofBWCI Trust Company Limited 6. DESCRIPTION OF SHARES (INCLUDING CLASS), DEBENTURES ORDERIVATIVES OR FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS RELATING TO SHARES Prudential plc Ordinary 5p Shares 7. NAME OF REGISTERED SHAREHOLDER(S) AND, IF MORE THAN ONE, THENUMBER OF SHARES HELD BY EACH OF THEM Shares held in the Prudential Employee Share Trust ("the Trust") in the name ofBWCI Trust Company Limited 8. STATE THE NATURE OF THE TRANSACTION An acquisition of 407,152 ordinary shares of Prudential plc was made on 28September 2005 by BWCI Trust Company Limited (the Trustee of the Trust) at aprice of £5.151914 per share for the benefit of eligible employees (including MrP A J Broadley who is a potential beneficiary under the Trust) who have awardsheld in the Trust. Following the transaction, the Trustee will hold 5,610,210ordinary shares, all of which are held on behalf of eligible employees pursuantto the terms of the various awards under the Trust. 9. NUMBER OF SHARES, DEBENTURES OR FINANICAL INSTRUMENTSACQUIRED 407,152 ordinary shares of Prudential plc acquired by the Trust. 10. PERCENTAGE OF ISSUED CLASS ACQUIRED (ANY TREASURY SHARES HELDBY COMPANY SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CALCULATING PERCENTAGE) Less than 0.0002% 11. NUMBER OF SHARES, DEBENTURES OR FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS RELATINGTO SHARES DISPOSED N/A 12. PERCENTAGE OF ISSUED CLASS DISPOSED (ANY TREASURY SHARES HELDBY COMPANY SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CALCULATING PERCENTAGE) N/A 13. PRICE PER SHARE OR VALUE OF TRANSACTION £5.151914 14. DATE AND PLACE OF TRANSACTION 28 September 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) 5,610,210 Ordinary Shares of Prudential plc held by the Trust, less than 0.003% 16. DATE ISSUER INFORMED OF TRANSACTION 30 September 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 BWCI Trust Company Limited (a Trust which holds shares for the benefit ofcertain eligible employees of Prudential plc, including Mr P A J Broadley, whois an Executive Director of Prudential plc, as well as a Director of Egg plc). Prudential plc has a 79% holding in the shares of Egg plc. 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 - 3 October 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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