Prudential plc — Major Shareholding Notification 2012

Sep 7, 2012

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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:

Due to a company reorganisation, Capital Research and Management Company (CRMC) and Capital Group International, Inc. (CGII) will no longer report relevant holdings under management separately. Instead the relevant holdings under management by CRMC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (CGC). It is solely for this reason (and not as a result of any additional acquisition or disposal) that CGC is reporting this aggregated holding.

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

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

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

N/A

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

3 September 2012

1. Date on which issuer notified:

5 September 2012

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

Above 10%

1. Details notified:

8A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares:

Ordinary 5p; GB0007099541

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction:

No of Shares256,652,047	No of Voting Rights
	256,652,047

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

No ofsharesDirectIndirect0256,652,047	No of votingrightsDirectIndirect0256,652,047	% of votingrightsDirectIndirect010.039%

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

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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 exercised/ Nominal Delta converted

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Total (A+B+C): Number of voting rights % of voting rights 256,652,047 10.039%

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

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (CG) holdings	Number ofShares	Percent ofOutstanding
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:	256,652,047	10.039%
Capital Guardian Trust Company	33,455,399	1.309%
Capital International Limited	1,873,700	0.073%
Capital International SArl	1,980,800	0.077%
Capital International,Inc.	6,283,249	0.246%
Capital Research and Management CompanyEuroPacific Growth Fund	213,058,899	8.334%

Proxy Voting:

1. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

1. 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

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1. Additional information:

Due to a company reorganisation, Capital Research and Management Company (CRMC) and Capital Group International, Inc. (CGII) will no longer report relevant holdings under management separately. With effect from 1 September 2012, the holdings under management of CMRC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by the group’s parent company, The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

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

Sandra Odell, Group Secretariat, +44 20 7548 2115

Company official responsible for making notification

Sylvia Edwards, Assistant Group Secretary

6 September 2012, London

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

Chairman

Paul Victor Falzon Sant Manduca

Executive Directors

Cheick Tidjane Thiam (Group Chief Executive) , Nicolaos Andreas Nicandrou ACA, Robert Alan Devey, John William Foley, Michael George Alexander McLintock, Barry Lee Stowe and Michael Andrew Wells

Independent Non-executive Directors

Keki Bomi Dadiseth FCA, Sir Howard John Davies, Michael William Oliver Garrett,

Ann Frances Godbehere FCGA, Alexander Dewar Kerr Johnston CMG FCA, Kaikhushru Shiavax Nargolwala FCA and Lord Andrew Turnbull KCB CVO

• For identification purposes

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