TR1 - Notification of Major Interest in Shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii


Catco Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Limited

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): Admission of new C shares

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 M&G Group Limited M&G Limited

M&G Investment Management Limited The Prudential Assurance Company Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v


02 November 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:


03 November 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi,vii


15% -­ 11%


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

BMG1961Q2095 ORD USD0.00013716 (DI)

42,256,436

42,256,436

42,256,436

42,256,436

0

11.68%

0

BMG1961Q1428 ORD USD0.0001 (DI) C

0

0

140,462

140,462

0

0.04%

0


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration datexiii

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 datexvii

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

42,396,898

11.72%


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) -­ 42,396,898 (11.72%)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) -­ 42,396,898 (11.72%) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) -­ 42,396,898 (11.72%)

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) -­ 42,396,898 (11.72%)

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) - 39,284,393 (10.86%)



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:

Ravi Patel / James Todd

M&G Investment Management Limited

15. Contact telephone number:


020 7004 4177 / 020 7548 2293

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