LONDON, March 26, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Prudential PLC (NYSE:PUK) (LSE:PRU) announcment:
Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares
Holding in Prudential plc.
1. Name of shareholder having a major interest:
Barclays PLC
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 material interest of Barclays PLC through the following legal entities:
Barclays Nikko Global Investors Ltd Barclays Global Fund Advisors Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd Barclays Global Investors Ltd Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd Woolwich Pension Fund Trust Co Ltd Woolwich Life Ltd Barclays Private Bank Ltd Barclays Global Investors, N.A. Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd Barclays Global Investors Japan Barclays Capital Securities Ltd Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust
3. Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them:
Various
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:
21 March 2003
10. Date company informed:
26 March 2003
11. Total holding following this notification:
60,147,768
12. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
3.00%
Additional Information:
Barclays PLC notified the Company on 26 March 2003 that it has a notifiable material interest in a total holding of 60,147,768 Prudential plc shares as at 21 March 2003, which gave rise to a notifiable holding of 3.00%.