LONDON, Aug. 25, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- PRUDENTIAL PLC ANNOUNCEMENT
Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares
1. Name of Company Prudential plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest: Barclays PLC 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 1 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18: Notifiable interest of Barclays PLC 4. Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them: Not known 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired: N/A 6. Percentage of issued class: N/A 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed: See additional information 8. Percentage of issued class: See additional information 9. Class of security: Ordinary shares of 5p each 10. Date of transaction: 23 August 2004 11. Date company informed: 25 August 2004 12. Total holding following this notification: Not known 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: Not known 14. Additional Information: Barclays PLC notified the Company on 25 August 2004 that as at the close of business on 23 August 2004, it no longer has a notifiable interest in the ordinary shares of Prudential plc. Company official responsible for making notification Robert Walker, Deputy Group Secretary 020 7548 3848 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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