LONDON, UK, March 23, 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:
Lehman Brothers International (Europe)
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 Lehman Brothers International (Europe)
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:
See additional information
6. Percentage of issued class:
See additional information
7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
N/A
8. Percentage of issued class:
N/A
9. Class of security:
Ordinary shares of 5p each
10. Date of transaction:
Not known
11. Date company informed:
23 March 2004
12. Total holding following this notification:
102,420,602 ordinary shares
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
5.10%
14. Additional Information:
Lehman Brothers International (Europe) notified the Company that it had an interest as at the close of business on 18 March 2004 in 102,420,602 ordinary shares of Prudential plc.
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-0- Contact name for Enquiries Jennie Webb 020 7548 6027 Company official responsible for making notification Bob Walker, Deputy Group Secretary 020 7548 3848