PZ Cussons PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Jul 11, 2016

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RNS Number : 8334D

PZ CUSSONS PLC

11 July 2016

For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer

of existing shares to which voting rights are

attached: ii

PZ Cussons plc

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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

M&G Group Limited

M&G Investment Management Limited

M&G Limited

M&G Securities Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date on

which the threshold is crossed or

reached: v

07 July 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

08 July 2016

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		Number of voting rights			% of  voting rights x
Direct		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
ORD GBP0.01 GB00B19Z1432	21,751,355			21,751,355			21,735,800		0		21,735,800	0			5.07%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv					Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.				% of voting rights
ORD GBP0.01 GB00B19Z1432 (Right of recall)										776,979				0.18%
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			Number of voting rights instrument refers to				% of voting rights xix, xx
													Nominal			Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
22,512,779								5.25%

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) - 22,512,779 (5.25%) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) - 25,506,069 (5.24%) M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) - 25,506,069 (5.24%) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) - 25,506,069 (5.24%)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:	The following entity has triggered a notification and no longer holds a notifiable interest: M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited).
14. Contact name:	John Baker / Owen Smith / James Todd M&G Investment Management Limited
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7548 2561 / 020 7004 4517 / 020 7548 2293

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