Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3723B

Marston's PLC

26 October 2009

 



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			Marston's 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		See attached schedule
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		22 October 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:		23 October 2009
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 GBP0.07375 GB00B1JQDM80

41,646,751

12,285,791

40,854,095

12,051,958

7.14%

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

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

12,051,958

7.14%

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) 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 to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:	Calculations based on a Total Voting Rights figure of 168,619,512. As per 5.1.2, the non-exempt holdings for Prudential plc have gone below 6% triggering this notification.
14. Contact name:	Dipesh Varsani / Mark Thomas M&G Investment Management Limited
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7548 3261 / 020 7548 3266

Notifiable Position Report for Marston's  PLC

As at 22 October 2009-10-26

Percentage holdings are calculated using total voting rights of 168,619,512

		Registered Holder	Holding	Voting Rights	%
Prudential plc			40,854,095	12,051,958	7.14	Total Notifiable Interest
ORD GBP 0.07375	B1JQDM8
		NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01	840,000	247,800
		NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01	137,348	40,517
		NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01	1,575,000	464,625
		NORTRUST NOMS LTD	24,628	7,265
		NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CR101	4,640,210	1,368,861
		PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(uk) PAC AC	33,476,831	9,875,665
		PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(uk) PPL AC	160,078	47,223
M&G Group Limited			40,854,095	12,051,958	7.14
ORD GBP 0.07375	B1JQDM8
		NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01	840,000	247,800
		NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01	137,348	40,517
		NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01	1,575,000	464,625
		NORTRUST NOMS LTD	24,628	7,265
		NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CR101	4,640,210	1,368,861
		PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(uk) PAC AC	33,476,831	9,875,665
		PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(uk) PPL AC	160,078	47,223

		Registered Holder	Holding	Voting Rights	%
M&G Investment Management Limited			40,716,747	12,011,440	7.12	Total Notifiable Interest
ORD GBP 0.07375	B1JQDM8
		NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01	840,000	247,800
		NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01	1,575,000	464,625
		NORTRUST NOMS LTD	24,628	7,265
		NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CR101	4,640,210	1,368,861
		PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(uk) PAC AC	33,476,831	9,875,665
		PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(uk) PPL AC	160,078	47,223
M&G Limited			40,854,095	12,051,958	7.14
ORD GBP 0.07375	B1JQDM8
		NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01	840,000	247,800
		NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01	137,348	40,517
		NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01	1,575,000	464,625
		NORTRUST NOMS LTD	24,628	7,265
		NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CR101	4,640,210	1,368,861
		PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(uk) PAC AC	33,476,831	9,875,665
		PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(uk) PPL AC	160,078	47,223

		Registered Holder	Holding	Voting Rights	%
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited			33,636,909	9,922,888	5.88	Total Notifiable Interest
ORD GBP 0.07375	B1JQDM8
		PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(uk) PAC AC	33,476,831	9,875,665
		PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(uk) PPL AC	160,078	47,223

 

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