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Thursday 20 May, 2010

Regus Plc

Notification of Major Interests in Shares


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

Regus plc

2. Reason for the notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Prudential plc group of companies

4. Full name of shareholder (s) (if different from 3.):

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 950,969,822
ORD GBP0.01 shares

               Registered Holder     Holding      Voting    %Voting            
                                                  Rights     Rights            
                                                                               
Prudential plc                                  118,205,893 12.43    Total     
                                                                     Notifiable
                                                                     Interest  
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNJ01    455,736    455,736                        
                                                                               
   PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC    10,865,745 10,865,745                     
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01       5,236,661  5,236,661                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMS LTD                 90,104     90,104                         
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01       345,959    345,959                        
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01       1,803,719  1,803,719                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01    2,976,072  2,976,072                      
                                                                               
   PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC    23,772,600 23,772,600                     
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01       41,063     41,063                         
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01    4,797,965  4,797,965                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01    1,500,000  1,500,000                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKK01    64,250,648 64,250,648                     
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKM01    1,866,278  1,866,278                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MXH01    23,842     23,842                         
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01    179,501    179,501                        
                                                                               
M&G Group Limited                               118,205,893 12.43              
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNJ01    455,736    455,736                        
                                                                               
   PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC    10,865,745 10,865,745                     
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01       5,236,661  5,236,661                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMS LTD                 90,104     90,104                         
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01       345,959    345,959                        
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01       1,803,719  1,803,719                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01    2,976,072  2,976,072                      
                                                                               
   PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC    23,772,600 23,772,600                     
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01       41,063     41,063                         
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01    4,797,965  4,797,965                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01    1,500,000  1,500,000                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKK01    64,250,648 64,250,648                     
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKM01    1,866,278  1,866,278                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MXH01    23,842     23,842                         
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01    179,501    179,501                        
                                                                               
M&G Investment Management Limited               118,026,392 12.41              
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNJ01    455,736    455,736                        
                                                                               
   PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC    10,865,745 10,865,745                     
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01       5,236,661  5,236,661                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMS LTD                 90,104     90,104                         
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01       345,959    345,959                        
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01       1,803,719  1,803,719                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01    2,976,072  2,976,072                      
                                                                               
   PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC    23,772,600 23,772,600                     
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01       41,063     41,063                         
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01    4,797,965  4,797,965                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01    1,500,000  1,500,000                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKK01    64,250,648 64,250,648                     
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKM01    1,866,278  1,866,278                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MXH01    23,842     23,842                         
                                                                               
M&G Limited                                     118,205,893 12.43              
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNJ01    455,736    455,736                        
                                                                               
   PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC    10,865,745 10,865,745                     
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01       5,236,661  5,236,661                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMS LTD                 90,104     90,104                         
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01       345,959    345,959                        
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01       1,803,719  1,803,719                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01    2,976,072  2,976,072                      
                                                                               
   PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC    23,772,600 23,772,600                     
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01       41,063     41,063                         
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01    4,797,965  4,797,965                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01    1,500,000  1,500,000                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKK01    64,250,648 64,250,648                     
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKM01    1,866,278  1,866,278                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MXH01    23,842     23,842                         
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01    179,501    179,501                        
                                                                               
M&G Securities Limited                          76,050,042  7.99               
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MNJ01    455,736    455,736                        
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01    2,976,072  2,976,072                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01    4,797,965  4,797,965                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01    1,500,000  1,500,000                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKK01    64,250,648 64,250,648                     
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKM01    1,866,278  1,866,278                      
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MXH01    23,842     23,842                         
                                                                               
   NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01    179,501    179,501                        
                                                                               
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited        34,638,345  3.64               
                                                                               
   PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC    10,865,745 10,865,745                     
                                                                               
   PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC    23,772,600 23,772,600                     
                                                                               

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

19 May 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

20 May 2010

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

See item 13

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using the
ISIN: JE00B3CGFD43

Situation prior to the triggering transaction

    Number of shares         Number of voting   
                                  rights        
                                                
       114,157,648             114,157,648      

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

   Number of      Number of voting rights      % of voting rights   
    shares                                                          
                                                                    
    Direct          Direct       Indirect     Direct      Indirect  
                                                                    
  118,205,893    118,205,893       N/A        12.43%        N/A     

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

   Type of     Expiration      Exercise/       Number of   % of     
  financial       date     Conversion Period     voting    voting   
 instrument                                   rights that  rights   
                                                 may be             
                                              acquired if           
                                                  the               
                                               instrument           
                                              is exercised          
                                              / converted           
                                                                    
     N/A          N/A             N/A             N/A         N/A   

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 Type of   Exercise Expiration   Exercise/    Number of  % of voting  
financial   price      date      Conversion     voting   rights       
instrument                         Period       rights                
                                              instrument              
                                              refers to               
                                                                      
                                                         Nominal Delta
                                                                      
   N/A       N/A       N/A          N/A          N/A       N/A    N/A 

Total (A+B+C)

 Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
                                                
       118,205,893                12.43%        

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Prudential plc (parent Company)                                                
                                                                               
M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)                  
                                                                               
M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)                     
                                                                               
M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)     
                                                                               
M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)                
                                                                               
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential
plc)                                                                           

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holders:

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:

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) has
moved above a 12% notifiable interest triggering this notification.

14. Contact Name:

Dipesh Varsani / Mark Thomas

M&G Investment Management Limited

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7548 3261 / 020 7548 3266



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