Pace Micro Regulatory News (PIC)

TR -1i NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached ii:

Pace plc

2. Reason for the notification: (please state Yes/No):  (  )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
  Yes

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:

Other (please specify)

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation iii :

M & G Investment Funds 3

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) iv:

STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIQ

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

6 February 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

7 February 2012

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

See Item 13

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares   Situation previous to the
 If possible using              Triggering transaction VI
 the ISIN CODE            Number of shares           Number of voting Rights
viii

GB0006672785                41,880,829                41,880,829
ORD 0.05

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction vii

Number of       Number of voting       % of voting
Shares                    rights ix
Direct                    Direct x         Indirect xi
Direct   Indirect
43,529,927        43,529,927                                14.26%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii

Type of        Expiration    Exercise/            Number of voting rights that
may      % of
financial       Date xiii        Conversion         be acquired if the
instrument is         voting
instrument                       Period/ Date xiv   exercised/ converted.
                 rights


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
43,529,927                                     14.26%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

.................

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

.................

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

.................

13. Additional information:
With reference to item 3, M&G Investments Funds 3 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 14.26% holding being disclosed in this notification is encompassed
in the 14.89% already disclosed under The Prudential plc group of companies and
is NOT in addition to it.

14. Contact name:

Dawn Edward

15. Contact telephone number:

01274 538201
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