REG-Mouchel Grp plc Holding(s) in Company

Released: 18/08/2009

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RNS Number : 6488X  
  
Mouchel Group plc  
  
18 August 2009  
  
 
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                                              Mouchel Group plc                                                                              
  of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                                                                                                                  
  attached:                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  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                                                          Prudential plc group of companies                                                                            
  notification obligation:                                                                                                                                                                                       
  4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):                                           See attached schedule                                                                                        
  5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                            17 August 2009                                                                                               
  which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                                                              
  reached:                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                 18 August 2009                                                                                               
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                            10%                                                                                                          
  reached:                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                                                                           
  A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                                                                                                                            
  Class/type of        Situation previous                                                  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                  
  shares               to the triggering                                                                                                                                                                         
  if possible using    transaction                                                                                                                                                                               
  the ISIN CODE                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                       Number                                 Number                       Number                 Number of voting                                % of voting rights                             
                       of                                     of                           of shares              rights                                                                                         
                       Shares                                 Voting                                                                                                                                             
                                                              Rights                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                           Direct                 Direct                              Indirect    Direct                    Indirect             
  GB0031696858         10,950,040                             10,950,040                   11,644,629             11,644,629                                      10.36%                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                                                                            
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                           
  Type of financial                                  Expiration         Exercise/                                             Number of voting                                       % of voting                 
  instrument                                         date               Conversion Period                                     rights that may be                                     rights                      
                                                                                                                              acquired if the                                                                    
                                                                                                                              instrument is                                                                      
                                                                                                                              exercised/ converted.                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                      
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                           
  Type of financial               Exercise price              Expiration date     Exercise/                       Number of voting rights instrument refers to                % of voting rights                 
  instrument                                                                      Conversion period                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                              Nominal                     Delta  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  Number of voting rights                                                                                  Percentage of voting rights                                                                           
  11,644,629                                                                                               10.36%                                                                                                
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                                                                                                                                 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  Prudential plc (parent Company)                                                                                                                                                                                
  M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)                                                                                                                                                  
  M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)                                                                                                                                                     
  M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)                                                                                                                                     
  The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  Proxy Voting:                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                                                                           N/A                                                                    
  11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                                                                     N/A                                                                    
  to hold:                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                                                                       N/A                                                                    
  voting rights:                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  13. Additional information:                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                           Calculations based on a Total Voting Rights figure of 112,369,719.                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  14. Contact name:                                                                                        Dipesh Varsani / Mark Thomas                                                                          
                                                                                                           M&G Investment Management Limited                                                                     
  15. Contact telephone number:                                                                            020 7548 3261 / 020 7548 3266                                                                         
  
  
 
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