RNS Number : 1164B
PZ CUSSONS PLC
20 October 2009
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer PZ Cussons PLC
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii
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 M&G Investment Funds 1
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MEJ01
5. Date of the transaction and date on 19 October 2009
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 20 October 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 5%
reached: vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights x
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
GB00B19Z1432 21,394,513 21,394,513 21,544,513 21,544,513 5.02%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration date xvii Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights xix, xx
instrument Conversion period xviii
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
21,544,513 5.02%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/A
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A
voting rights:
13. Additional information: With reference to item 3, M&G Investments Funds 1 is an Open Ended Investment Company (OEIC) and is not a Prudential group company and must
be separately disclosed.
This OEIC Fund is managed by M&G Investment Management Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) and will have been previously
attributed to Prudential plc solely on the basis that M&G Investment Management Ltd has direct fund management control over the shares
identified in this notification.
Therefore the 5.02% holding being disclosed in this notification is encompassed in the 6.94 % already disclosed under The Prudential plc
group of companies on 20/07/2009 and is NOT in addition to it.
Calculations based on a Total Voting Rights figure of 428,724,960.
14. Contact name: Dipesh Varsani / Mark Thomas
M&G Investment Management Limited
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7548 3261 / 020 7548 3266
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