RNS Number : 6715C

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

29 June 2016

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii		Morgan Advanced Materials Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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): This is an amendment to the disclosure made on 21 June, removing the comment in box 13 'Additional Information'. The correct reason for the notification is the position held under Prudential plc and the chain of controlled undertakings excluding The Prudential Assurance Company Limited, shown in box 9 have moved below a 10% threshold.				X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii	Prudential plc group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv	Prudential plc The Prudential Assurance Company Limited M&G Group Limited M&G Investment Management Limited M&G Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	20 June 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:	29 June 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	10%-9%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

ORD GBP 0.25 GB0006027295

28,764,482

28,764,482

28,462,366

0

28,462,366

0

9.97%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

ORD GBP 0.25 GB0006027295 (Right of Recall)

13,254

0.00%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

28,475,620

9.97%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Prudential plc (parent Company) - 28,475,620 (9.97%) The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) - 13,084,792 (4.58%) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) - 28,475,620 (9.97%) M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) - 28,475,620 (9.97%) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) - 28,475,620 (9.97%)
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:
14. Contact name:	Stephanie Mackie
15. Contact telephone number:	01753 837 000

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