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McCarthy & Stone PLC09 May 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company McCarthy & Stone plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary companies 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Beneficial holding of the shareholder named in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of themPrudential plcMAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI 24,674PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 3,277,991PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 21,100PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) EQBF AC 12,423PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) MNBF AC 22,288PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PENE AC 80,721PRUDENTIAL HOLBORN PENSION LTD 4,000 3,443,197 The Prudential Assurance Company LimitedMAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI 24,674PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 3,277,991PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 21,100 3,323,765 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not disclosed 6. Percentage of issued class - 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed - 8. Percentage of issued class - 9. Class of security 20p Ordinary 10. Date of transaction Not disclosed - notifiable interest as at 5 May 2005 11. Date company informed 9 May 2005 12. Total holding following this notification Prudential plc 3,443,197The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 3,323,765 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification Prudential plc 3.33%The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 3.22% 14. Any additional information - 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Lisa Ashford 01202 292480 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Lisa Ashford, Assistant Group Company Secretary Date of notification 9 May 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Prudential