25 Jan 2007 14:14
TR-1 (i) 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):
Interserve Plc
2. Reason for the notification State
Yes/No
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights No An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may No result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No Other (please specify): Initial notification due to change of Yes thresholds for non-material interest 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation Prudential (iii): plc group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): See (9) below
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 20 January crossed 2007 or reached if different) (v): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 24 January 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%
8. Notified details: See below
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation Resulting situation shares previous to the after the triggering if possible Triggering transaction (vii) using the ISIN transaction (vi)
CODE Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting of of of rights (ix) rights Shares Voting shares Rights (viii) Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (x) (xi)
GB0001528156 9,421,622 9,421,622 9,421,622 9,421,622 7.61%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting financial date (xiii) Conversion voting rights instrument Period/ Date rights that may (xiv) be acquired if 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 9,421,622 7.61%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments areeffectively held, if applicable (xv):Prudential plc REGISTERED HOLDER HOLDING % JP Morgan Nominees 392,000
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01 25,991 Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKM01 445,073
Nortrust Noms Ltd 150,120 Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C CRI01 3,200,000 Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUQ01 466,609
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 4,710,829 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC 31,000
TOTAL 9,421,622 7.61 M&G Group Limited REGISTERED HOLDER HOLDING %
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01 25,991 Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKM01 445,073
Nortrust Noms Ltd 150,120 Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C CRI01 3,200,000 Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUQ01 466,609
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 4,710,829 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC 31,000
TOTAL 9,029,622 7.29
M&G Investment Management Limited
REGISTERED HOLDER HOLDING %
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKM01 445,073
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C CRI01 3,200,000 Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUQ01 466,609
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 4,710,829 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC 31,000
TOTAL 8,853,511 7.15 M&G Limited REGISTERED HOLDER HOLDING %
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01 25,991 Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKM01 445,073
Nortrust Noms Ltd 150,120 Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C CRI01 3,200,000 Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUQ01 466,609
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 4,710,829 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC 31,000
TOTAL 9,029,622 7.29
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
REGISTERED HOLDER HOLDING %
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 4,710,829 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC 31,000
TOTAL 4,710,829 3.83 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: None 14. Contact name: Emma Thompson
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7548 2293
Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi)
A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the
notification obligation Full name (including legal form for Prudential plc legal entities) Contact address (registered office for Laurence Poutney legal entities) Hill, London EC4R 0HH Phone number 020 7548 2293
Other useful information (at least legal Emma Thompson representative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)
Full name M&G Investment Management Limited Contact address Laurence Poutney Hill, London EC4R 0HH Phone number 020 7626 4588
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship N/A with the person or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation) C: Additional information
Notification made by Trevor Bradbury, Group Secretary, Interserve Plc (tel:
0118 932 0123)
INTERSERVE PLC