Substantial Acquisitions of Shares Disclosure

CML Microsystems PLC 23 June 2000 FORM SAR 3 Date of disclosure..23-JUN-00.... DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ('SARs') Date of acquisition.......21-JUN-00............. Acquisition in............CML MICROSYSTEMS............(name of company) (1) Class of voting shares Number of shares/rights If rights over shares (eg ordinary shares) over shares acquired acquired, as opposed to the shares themselves, specify nature of rights ..ORD 5p............ ..200,000.......shares ..n/a.............. ...N/A..........rights (2) Resultant total holding Resultant total holding Total percentage of voting shares (and % of rights over shares of total voting shares (and % of total voting in issue) shares in issue) 2,442,000.....(17.06 %) .0..............( 0%) 2,442,000.(17.06%) (3) Party making disclosure....PRUDENTIAL PLC................ (4) (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares .PPM LTD and, if different, beneficial owner... PRUDENTIAL PLC (b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR 5)..............N/A......... Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above................... (Also print name of signatory)...........TOM DOWLER......................... Telephone and extension number...........020 7548-3427...................... Note. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of or acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregate holdings to disclose certain disposals. 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, Tel. No: 020 7382 9026.