17th Aug 2006 16:00
McCarthy & Stone PLC17 August 2006 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 subsidiaries 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 them________________________________________________________________________________Prudential plc________________________________________________________________________________PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 3,879,478PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 31,100PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC 83,610PRUDENTIAL HOLBORN PENSIONS LD 4,000 3,998,188 (Total notifiable interest)________________________________________________________________________________The Prudential Assurance Company Limited________________________________________________________________________________ PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 3,879,478PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 31,100 3,910,578 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 11. Date company informed 17 August 2005 12. Total holding following this notification Prudential plc 3,998,188 (Total notifiable interest)The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 3,910,578 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification Prudential plc 3.89%The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 3.80% 14. Any additional information Based on issued share capital of 102,821,781 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Nicola Caley 01202 362214 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Nicola Caley, Assistant Group Company Secretary Date of notification 17 August 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Prudential