Holding(s) in Company

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:

Mecom Group plc

2. Reason for the notification  (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

Χ

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition 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 the notification obligation:

Prudential plc group of companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

See attached schedule

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

07-July-2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

09-July-2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

(if possible using the ISIN CODE)

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

GB00B06H7T27

81,876,789

81,876,789

76,876,789

76,876,789

4.89%

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

76,876,789

4.89%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Prudential plc (parent Company)

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

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:

14. Contact name:

Paul Vickers, Company Secretary

020 7925 7200

Registered holder

Holding

%

Prudential plc

76,876,789

4.89

Total Notifiable Interest

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC

76,876,789

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited

76,876,789

4.89

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC

76,876,789