5th Feb 2016 11:15
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:
3 February 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
4 February 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 10%
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) | 252,307,999 | 252,307,999 | 259,909,559 | 10.103% | |||
ADRs (US74435K2042) | 405,522 | 811,044 | 813,186 | 0.032% | |||
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 |
260,722,745 | 10.135% |
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: | 260,722,745 | 10.1345% |
Capital Research and Management Company | 246,939,021 | 9.599% |
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
Emma Abdul, Group Secretariat, +44 (0) 203 790 1327
Company official responsible for making notification
Helen Archbold, Head of Corporate Secretariat
Related Shares:
Prudential