Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4184Q

PZ CUSSONS PLC

18 October 2011

 

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			PZ Cussons PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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):	Due to In-Specie transfer between funds.			X
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		Percentage holdings are calculated using 428,724,960 Total Voting Rights  Registered Holder  Holding  Voting Rights % Voting Rights  Prudential plc  47,604,229 11.10  Holding Type :  Direct  HSBC SEOUL GL BASICS MOTHER FD  6,697  6,697 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC  2,197,030  2,197,030 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC  149,048  149,048 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMB5  370,150  370,150 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMBM  38,264,983  38,264,983 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMGQ  2,150,000  2,150,000 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIF  47,545  47,545 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIN  3,200,000  3,200,000 Sub Total :  46,385,453  46,385,453 Holding Type : Indirect  JNL/M&G GLOBAL BASICS FUND  1,205,816  1,205,816 PRUDENTIAL HOLBORN PENSIONS LD  12,960  12,960  Sub Total :  1,218,776  1,218,776  Total Notifiable Interest Percentage holdings are calculated using 428,724,960 Total Voting Rights  Registered Holder  Holding  Voting Rights % Voting Rights M&G Group Limited  47,591,269  11.10 HSBC SEOUL GL BASICS MOTHER FD  6,697  6,697 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC  2,197,030  2,197,030 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC  149,048  149,048 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMB5  370,150  370,150 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMBM  38,264,983  38,264,983 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMGQ  2,150,000  2,150,000 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIF  47,545  47,545 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIN  3,200,000  3,200,000 JNL/M&G GLOBAL BASICS FUND  1,205,816  1,205,816  Percentage holdings are calculated using 428,724,960 Total Voting Rights  Registered Holder  Holding  Voting Rights % Voting Rights M&G Investment Management Limited  47,543,724  11.08  HSBC SEOUL GL BASICS MOTHER FD  6,697  6,697 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC  2,197,030  2,197,030 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC  149,048  149,048 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMB5  370,150  370,150 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMBM  38,264,983  38,264,983 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMGQ  2,150,000  2,150,000 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIN  3,200,000  3,200,000 JNL/M&G GLOBAL BASICS FUND  1,205,816  1,205,816  Percentage holdings are calculated using 428,724,960 Total Voting Rights Registered Holder Holding Voting Rights % Voting Rights M&G Limited  47,591,269  11.10 HSBC SEOUL GL BASICS MOTHER FD  6,697  6,697 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC  2,197,030  2,197,030 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC  149,048  149,048 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMB5  370,150  370,150 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMBM  38,264,983  38,264,983 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMGQ  2,150,000  2,150,000 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIF  47,545  47,545 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIN  3,200,000  3,200,000 JNL/M&G GLOBAL BASICS FUND  1,205,816  1,205,816 M&G Securities Limited  44,032,678  10.27 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMB5  370,150  370,150 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMBM  38,264,983  38,264,983 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMGQ  2,150,000  2,150,000 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIF  47,545  47,545 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIN  3,200,000  3,200,000  Notifiable Position Report for PZ CUSSONS as at 14 October  2011 Percentage holdings are calculated using 428,724,960 Total Voting Rights  Registered Holder  Holding  Voting Rights % Voting Rights  End of Report
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		14 October 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		18 October 2011
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

GB00B19Z1432

47,604,229

47,604,229

47,604,229

46,385,453

1,218,776

10.82%

0.28%

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

47,604,229

11.10%

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) M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)
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:	Following an In-Specie transfer. M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) has moved above a 10% notifiable interest triggering this notification.
14. Contact name:	James Todd / Mark Thomas M&G Investment Management Limited
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7548 2293 / 020 7548 3266

 

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