LONDON, March 28, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Prudential PLC (NYSE:PUK)(LSE:PRU) announcement:
Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares
Holding in Prudential plc.
1. Name of shareholder having a major interest:
BNP Paribas
2. 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 BNP Paribas.
3. Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them:
BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC & Cardif
4. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
See additional information
5. Percentage of issued class:
See additional information
6. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
N/A
7. Percentage of issued class:
N/A
8. Class of security:
Shares of 5p each
9. Date of transaction:
26 March 2003
10. Date company informed:
28 March 2003
11. Total holding following this notification:
See additional information
12. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
See additional information
Additional Information:
BNP Paribas notified the Company on 28 March 2003 that it ceased to have a notifiable interest of 3.00% or above in the capital of Prudential plc.
-ENDS- Contact name for Enquiries
Sylvia Mitchell
0207 548 3826
Company official responsible for making notification
John Price, Deputy Group Secretary
020 7548 3805
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