SAR - Martin Currie Cap B Shares

FORM SAR 5 Lodge with Company Announcements Office and the Panel. A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which are being sold. Date of disclosure 24-Feb-03 DISCLOSURE UNDER NOTE 3 OF RULE 5 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs") Date of sale 21-Feb-03 Sale of (name of company) Martin Currie Cap B Shares GBP0.01 1. Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares) Ordinary Number of shares/rights over shares sold 1,000,000 Shares 0 Rights If rights over shares sold, as opposed to the shares themselves, specify nature of rights 2. Resultant total holding of voting shares (and % of total voting shares in issue) 6,000,000 15.31% Resultant total holding of rights over shares (and % of total voting shares in issue) 0 % Total percentage 15.31% 3. Party making disclosure M&G Investment Management Ltd 4. (a) Name of person selling shares or rights over shares Prudential plc and, if different, beneficial owner (b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above Richard Harding (Also print name of signatory) Richard Harding Telephone and extension number 020 7548 3183 For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the SARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring Section, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/24/20030224BIT00400/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/24/20030224BIT00400/wkr0002.pdf