18th Dec 2007 12:40
Avis Europe PLC18 December 2007 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: AVIS EUROPE PLC 2. Reason for notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify): ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: PRUDENTIAL PLC GROUP OF COMPANIES 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): SEE SECTION 13 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reachedif different): 13 DECEMBER 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 17 DECEMBER 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified Details: A: 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 IndirectORDINARY OF GBP .01 Below 5% Below 5% 48,402,483 48,402,483 5.25% ISIN: GB0000658053 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting rightsinstrument Period/Date rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 48,402,483 5.25% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: PRUDENTIAL PLC (parent Company) M&G GROUP LIMITED (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) M&G LIMITED (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: Registered Holder Holding MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI 907,053 NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01 4,000,000 NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01 82,804 NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01 14,082,172 NORTRUST NOMS LTD 628,622 NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01 900,000 NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01 1,283,590 NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01 185,161 NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01 15,035,624 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 7,599,638 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 349,109 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) EQBF AC 412,609 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) MNBF AC 585,417 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PENE AC 2,350,684 Total 48,402,483 5.25% 14. Contact name: Emma ThompsonM&G Investment Management Limited 15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0)20 7548 2293 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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