Rule 8.3- Prudential plc

Aviva PLC
20 December 2005

                                                                        FORM 8.3



    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)



1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of person dealing  (Note 1)                     AVIVA PLC AND ITS
                                                     SUBSIDIARIES

Company dealt in                                     PRUDENTIAL PLC

Class of relevant security to which the dealings     ORD GBP0.05
being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing                                      16 DECEMBER 2005



2.         INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE



(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)


                                         Long                 Short
                                         Number       (%)     Number   (%)
(1) Relevant securities                  44,093,614   1.847%  0        0%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)                  0%      0        0%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/               0%      120,000  0.005%
sell
Total                                    44,093,614   1.847%  120,000  0.005%



(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:                  Long               Short
                                             Number       (%)   Number    (%)
(1) Relevant securities                      0            0%    0         0%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)         0            0%    0         0%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell  0            0%    0         0%
Total                                        0            0%    0         0%



(c)        Rights to subscribe (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:       Details




3.         DEALINGS (Note 4)



(a)        Purchases and sales


Purchase/sale               Number of securities     Price per unit (Note 5)
SALE                        176,683                  GBP5.174200





(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name,     Long/short       Number of securities    Price per unit
e.g. CFD          (Note 6)         (Note 7)                (Note 5)




(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product    Writing,      Number of   Exercise  Type, e.g. Expiry    Option
name,e.g.  selling,      securities  price     American,  date      money paid/
call       purchasing,   to which              European             received
option     varying etc.  the option            etc.                 per unit
                         relates                                    (Note 5)
                         (Note 7)




(ii)        Exercising


Product name, e.g. Number of securities     Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
call option




(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction (Note 8)     Details              Price per unit (if
                                                        applicable) (Note 5)




4.         OTHER INFORMATION



Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives



Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced.  If none, this should be
stated.

NONE

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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)        YES




Date of disclosure                                 20 DECEMBER 2005

Contact name                                       NEIL WHITTAKER

Telephone number                                   01603 684420

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with   N/A
which connected

If a connected EFM, state nature of connection     N/A
(Note 10)

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk



                                                             SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8





                           DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS

   (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as
                                  appropriate)









OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)


Product name,       Written or      Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
                    purchased       to which the option or (Note 2)         American,
e.g. call option                    derivative relates                      European etc.


Call Option         Written         120,000                GBP5.50          American       17/03/2006



Notes



1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except
for CFDs), full details should be given.  Full details of any existing
agreements to purchase or to sell  should also be given on this form.



2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.








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