IWG Plc - Major Shareholding Notification 2017

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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Prudential plc group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv		Prudential plc The Prudential Assurance Company Limited M&G Group Limited M&G Limited M&G Investment Management Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		21 March 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		22 March 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		See item 13


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE		Situation previous to the triggering transaction										Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares					Number of Voting Rights					Number of shares
			Direct					Direct xi			Indirect xii		Direct
ORD GBP0.01 JE00BYVQYS01		70,624,928					70,624,928					69,626,965

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument					Expiration date xiii					Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv
ORD GBP0.01 JE00BYVQYS01 (Right of Recall)

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument				Exercise price					Expiration date xvii			Exercise/ Conversion period xviii



Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
71,371,188


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Prudential plc (parent Company) – 71,371,188 (7.72%) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) – 71,371,188 (7.72%) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) – 71,371,188 (7.72%) M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) – 71,371,188 (7.72%) The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) – 29,251,517 (3.16%)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:		As per the 5.1.2 the non-exempt holdings for Prudential plc and The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) have moved below a 3% notifiable interest excluding the right of recall under the Qualifying Financial Instruments.
14. Contact name:		John Baker / Owen Smith M&G Investment Management Limited
15. Contact telephone number:		020 7548 2561 / 020 7004 4517

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