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McCarthy & Stone PLC01 September 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 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 MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI 29,297PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 3,885,991PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC 27,777PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 31,100PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) EQBF AC 14,367PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) HYBF AC 9,259PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) MNBF AC 25,014PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PENE AC 91,420PRUDENTIAL HOLBORN PENSION LTD 4,000 4,118,225 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 31 August 2005 12. Total holding following this notification Prudential plc 4,118,225 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification Prudential plc 4.00% 14. Any additional information Based on issued share capital of 102,842,761 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 1 September 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Prudential