Holding(s) in Company

Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC
25 January 2007

 
              NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
             UNDER DISCLOSURE & TRANSPARENCY RULE 5.8.12


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     ARBUTHNOT BANKING GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     PRUDENTIAL PLC

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     AS 2 ABOVE

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     PRUDENTIAL CLIENT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED PAC ACCOUNT

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


8)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)


9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY 1P SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     OBLIGATION AT 20 JANUARY 2007 UNDER EU TRANSPARENCY DIRECTIVE

11)  Date company informed

     25 JANUARY 2007

12)  Total holding following this notification

     775,454
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any 
     treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account 
     when calculating percentage)

     5.18%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     J R KAYE - SECRETARY
     020 - 7012 2430

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification .. 25 JANUARY 2007






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