21st Aug 2015 14:00
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Prudential plc
2. Reason for the notification:
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
See answer to Question 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
19 August 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
20 August 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 9%
8. Details notified:
8A: 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 | Indirect | |||
Ordinary 5p (GB0007099541) | 229,323,607 | 229,323,607 | 232,821,076 | 9.0554% | |||
ADRs (US74435K2042) | 355,279 | 710,558 | 712,192 | 0.0277% | |||
8B: 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 |
8C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
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 | |
Nominal | Delta | ||||
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Total (A+B+C):
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
233,533,268 | 9.0831% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (CG) holdings | Number of Shares | Percent of Outstanding |
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: | 233,533,268 | 9.083% |
Capital Guardian Trust Company | 12,348,119 | 0.480% |
Capital International Limited | 761,700 | 0.030% |
Capital International Sarl | 624,600 | 0.024% |
Capital International, Inc. | 353,849 | 0.014% |
Capital Research and Management Company EuroPacific Growth Fund | 219,445,000 | 8.535% |
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:
n/a
Prudential plc is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc. a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America.
Contact name for enquiries
Matthew Buckland, Group Secretariat, +44 (0) 20 7548 3320
Company official responsible for making notification
Helen Archbold, Head of Corporate Secretariat
Related Shares:
Prudential