Prudential plc - Holding(s) in Company


LONDON, Aug. 24, 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:

Various

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:

See Additional Information

8. Percentage of issued class:

See Additional Information

9. Class of security:

Ordinary shares of 5p each

10. Date of transaction:

19 August 2004

11. Date company informed:

24 August 2004

12. Total holding following this notification:

61,406,677

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

3.035%

14. Additional Information:

Barclays PLC notified the Company that at the close of business on 19 August 2004 it had an interest in 61,406,677 ordinary shares of Prudential plc.



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Contact name for Enquiries

Anne Newman
020 7548 3229

Company official responsible for making notification

Robert Walker, Deputy Group Secretary
020 7548 3848