2 Feb 2011 08:54
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:
Regus plc
2. Reason for the notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
M&G Investment Funds 3
4. Full name of shareholder (s) (if different from 3.):
Nontrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKK01
Nontrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKD01
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) :
28 January 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:
01 February 2011
7. Threshold (s) that is/are crossed or reached:
8% - 9%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN:
Ordinary Shares of 1p each JE00B3CGFD43
Situation prior to the triggering transaction
Number of shares Number of voting rights 79,100,000 9.07%
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights shares Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 85,500,000 85,500,000 N/A 9.07% N/A
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of financial Date Conversion rights that may be voting instrument Period/Date acquired if the rights instrument is exercised/ converted N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 85,500,000 9.07%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
N/A 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:
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 9.07% holding being disclosed in this notification is encompassed in the 14.04% already disclosed under The Prudential plc group of companies on 28th September 2010 and is NOT in addition to it.
14. Contact Name: Ryan Dowling /Mark Thomas
M&G Investment Management Limited
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7548 3261 / 020 7548 3266
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