Rule 8.3 - PRUDENTIAL

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        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              PRUDENTIAL PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP 0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               09 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    139,662,843   (5.85%)        845,685   (0.04%)
securities
(2) Derivatives   2,013,681   (0.08%)      1,008,059   (0.08%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and   1,040,141   (0.04%)      3,444,336   (0.14%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total           142,716,665   (5.98%)      5,298,080   (0.22%)



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

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number                    Number
                  (%)                       (%)
(1)     Relevant
securities

(2)  Derivatives
(other  than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


(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
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      523                  5.1236
Purchase      2,112                5.2850
Purchase      112                  5.1886
Purchase      3,030                5.1086
Purchase      185,924              5.1221
Purchase      14,065               Transfer
Purchase      20,925               5.1930
Purchase      51,200               5.1154
Purchase      22,416               Transfer
Purchase      27,118               5.1394
Purchase      95,975               5.1495
Purchase      7,378                Transfer
Purchase      1,343                Transfer
Purchase      2,298                Transfer
Purchase      1,323                5.1300
Purchase      6,986                Transfer
Purchase      968                  Transfer
Purchase      75,304               5.1950
Purchase      17,042               5.1336
Purchase      3,188                5.1336
Purchase      3,049                5.1336
Purchase      940                  5.1827
Purchase      900                  5.2273
Purchase      1,345                5.1236
Purchase      1,350                5.1236
Purchase      575                  5.1773
Sale          566                  5.1564
Sale          889                  5.2241
Sale          750                  5.1164
Sale          407                  5.1491
Sale          627                  5.1214
Sale          22,416               Transfer
Sale          3,889                5.2092
Sale          4,000                5.1495
Sale          353                  5.1442
Sale          7,378                Transfer
Sale          94,532               5.1450
Sale          25,143               5.1384
Sale          2,171                5.1450
Sale          2,850                5.1450
Sale          2,333                5.1364
Sale          900                  5.1114
Sale          408                  5.1764
Sale          222                  5.2014
Sale          2,000                5.1914
Sale          609                  5.1164
Sale          345                  5.1964
Sale          185                  5.1991
Sale          275                  5.1864
Sale          1,000                5.1814
Sale          273                  5.2014
Sale          291                  5.1964
Sale          1,133                5.1964
Sale          583                  5.1864
Sale          408                  5.1864
Sale          291                  5.2014
Sale          114                  5.2014
 Sale          466                   5.1114


 (b)  Derivatives transactions
 (other than options)

 Product     Long/Short    Number of Securities Price Per
 name,       (Note 6)      (Note 7)             Unit (GBP)
 e.g. CFD
 CFD         Long          4,000                5.1495
 CFD         Long          353                  5.1442
 CFD         Short         1,323                5.1300
 CFD         Short         185,924              5.1221
 CFD         Short         51,200               5.1154


 (c)  Options transactions in
 respect of existing securities

 (i)  Writing, selling, purchasing
 or varying

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


 (ii) Exercising

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



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


 Nature of transaction  Details          Price per unit
 (Note 8)                                (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.





 Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?
 (Note 9)                 NO


 Date of disclosure                         12 DECEMBER 2005
 Contact name                               BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETARIAT
 Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
 If a connected EFM, name of
 offeree/offeror with which connected
 If a connected EFM, state nature of
 connection (Note 10)


 Notes

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