1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii 		Eco Animal Health plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights   X
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):      
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: v 		19 August 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified: 22 August 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii 		13% - 12%

See item 13

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 GBP0.05

GB0032036807

8,500,481 8,500,481 8,330,000 0 8,330,000 0 12.87%
 
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
         
 
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
8,330,000 12.87%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

 

 
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 12.87% holding being disclosed in this notification is encompassed in the 12.87% holding being disclosed under The Prudential plc group of companies and is NOT in addition to it.

14. Contact name: John Baker / Owen Smith / James Todd

M&G Investment Management Limited

15. Contact telephone number: 020 7548 2561 / 020 7004 4517 / 020 7548 2293