Holding(s) in Company

1.

IDENTITY OF THE ISSUER OR THE UNDERLYING ISSUER OF EXISTING SHARES TO WHICH VOTING RIGHTS ARE ATTACHED:

RIT Capital Partners Plc

2.

REASON FOR THE NOTIFICATION:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3.

FULL NAME OF PERSON(S) SUBJECT TO THE NOTIFICATION OBLIGATION:

Prudential plc group of companies

4.

FULL NAME OF SHAREHOLDER(S) (IF DIFFERENT FROM 3.)

5.

DATE OF THE TRANSACTION AND DATE ON WHICH THE THRESHOLD IS CROSSED OR REACHED:

19 May 2008

6.

DATE ON WHICH ISSUER NOTIFIED:

21 May 2008

7.

THRESHOLD(S) THAT IS/ARE CROSSED OR REACHED:

3%

8.

NOTIFIED DETAILS

a.

VOTING DETAILS ATTACHED TO SHARES

CLASS/TYPE OF SHARES 

 IF POSSIBLE USING THE ISIN CODE

GB0007366395

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

5,527,109

5,527,109

Below 3%

Below 3%

Below 3%

b.

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

TOTAL A + B

NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS

% OF VOTING RIGHTS

Below 3%

Below 3%

9.

CHAIN OF CONTROLLED UNDERTAKINGS THROUGH WHICH THE VOTING RIGHTS AND/OR THE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS ARE EFFECTIVELY HELD, IF APPLICABLE

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:

None

14.

CONTACT NAME:

Dipesh Varsani

M&G Investment Management Limited

15.

CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER:

020 7548 3261