Holding(s) in Company

Spark Ventures PLC
05 March 2008


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:
                                                                          SPARK Ventures 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 financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                            X

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification             Prudential plc group of companies
obligation:

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

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is              03 March 2008
crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                           05 March 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                  21%

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of       Situation previous to the   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(i)
shares              Triggering transaction
                     Number of     Number of       Number of    Number of voting rights     % of voting
(if possible using     Shares    Voting Rights      shares                                    rights
the ISIN CODE)                                      Direct        Direct  x    Indirect   Direct  Indirect

GB0008550286        86,716,389   86,716,389     86,716,389      86,716,389               21.00%


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 Type of financial   Expiration date   Exercise/ Conversion     Number of voting rights     % of voting
     instrument                            Period/ Date         that may be acquired if        rights
                                                                   the instrument is
                                                                 exercised/ converted.

        N/A          N/A                        N/A            N/A                        N/A


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights

86,716,389                                         21.00%











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

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:                  None
14. Contact name:                            Andrew Betton
15. Contact telephone number:                020 7851 7777



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