Prudential plc — Major Shareholding Notification 2011

Mar 18, 2011

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(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales under the number 01397169)

(Stock code: 2378)

OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Prudential plc

1. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

1. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Capital Research and Management Company

1. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

N/A

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• Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

15 March 2011

1. Date on which issuer notified:

16 March 2011

1. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Above 11%

1. Notified details:

8A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares: Ordinary 5p

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction:

No of Shares 276,910,507	No of Voting Rights
	276,910,507

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

No of shares Direct Indirect 0 281,048,317	No of voting rights Direct Indirect 0 281,048,317	% of voting rights Direct Indirect N/A 11.04%

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8B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Type of Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting financial Conversion that may be acquired if rights instrument Period/Date the Instrument is exercised/ converted N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

8C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Type of Expiration date Exercise/ Number of % of voting rights financial Conversion voting rights instrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if the Instrument is Nominal Delta exercised/ converted N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B+C): Number of voting rights % of voting rights 281,048,317 11.04%

1. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

N/A

Proxy Voting:

1. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

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• Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

1. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

1. Additional information:

N/A

Prudential plc is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc. a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America.

Contact name for enquiries

Anneka Kingan, Group Secretariat +44 20 7548 3807

Company official responsible for making notification

Clive Burns, Head of Group Secretariat +44 20 7548 3805

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of Prudential plc comprises:

Executive Directors Independent Non-executive Directors Cheick Tidjane Thiam (Group Chief Executive) Harvey Andrew McGrath (Chairman) Nicolaos Andreas Nicandrou ACA Keki Bomi Dadiseth FCA Robert Alan Devey Howard John Davies John William Foley Michael William Oliver Garrett Michael George Alexander McLintock Ann Frances Godbehere FCGA Barry Lee Stowe Bridget Ann Macaskill Michael Andrew Wells Paul Victor Falzon Sant Manduca Kathleen Anne O’Donovan ACA James Hood Ross Lord Andrew Turnbull KCB CVO

* For identification purpose

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