Form 6-K

 

 

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 August, 2010

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-

 

 

 


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: August 25, 2010      
   

PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

    By:  

/S/    CLIVE BURNS        

      Clive Burns
      Head of Group Secretariat


PRUDENTIAL PLC 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

 

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 

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

BlackRock Inc.

 

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:

23 August 2010

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24 August 2010

 

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

Holding has gone above 5%

 

8. Notified details:

 

8A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares: GB0007099541

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction:

 

No of Shares

 

No of Voting Rights

126,772,186   126,772,186


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

 

No of shares

 

No of voting rights

 

% of voting rights

Direct       Direct   Indirect   Direct   Indirect

n/a

    n/a   126,965,629   N/A   5.00

 

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

 

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

 

Type of financial instrument

   Exercise
price
   Expiration
date
   Exercise/
Conversion
Period/

Date
   Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to
   % of voting rights  
               Nominal     Delta  

CFD

   N/A    N/A    N/A    140,353    0.01   0.01

Total (A+B+C):

 

Number of voting rights

 

% of voting rights

127,105,982

  5.01%

 

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

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited – 127,105,982 (5.01%)

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

Anneka Kingan, Group Secretariat

020 7548 3807

Company official responsible for making notification

Clive Burns, Head of Group Secretariat

020 7548 3805