SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of July, 2011

 

 

PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

LAURENCE POUNTNEY HILL,

LONDON, EC4R 0HH, ENGLAND

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  x             Form 40-F  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes  ¨            No  x

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 5, 2011

 

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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

 

2.	Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 

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

Capital Research and Management Company

 

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

n/a

 

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

30 June 2011

 

6.	Date on which issuer notified:

1 July 2011

 

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

Below 10%

 

8.	Details notified:

8A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares: Ordinary 5p; GB0007099541

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction:

 

No of Shares		No of Voting Rights
258,428,499			258,428,499

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

 

No of shares						No of voting rights								% of voting rights
Direct		Indirect				Direct				Indirect				Direct				Indirect
0			252,448,407				0				252,448,407				0				9.9088	%

8B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

 

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period/Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the Instrument is exercised/ converted

% of voting rights

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 financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the Instrument is exercised/ converted

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Total (A+B+C):

 

Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
252,448,407			9.9088	%

 

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

n/a

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:

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

Colleen Sutcliffe, Group Secretariat, 020 7548 3229

Company official responsible for making notification

Clive Burns, Head of Group Secretariat