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               14 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        138,381,287    (5.80%)     827,669     (0.03%)
securities
(2) Derivatives       1,996,714    (0.08%)     961,150     (0.04%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       1,040,141    (0.04%)   3,444,336     (0.14%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               141,418,142    (5.93%)   5,233,155     (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      4,960                 5.1250
Purchase      1,267                 5.1250
Purchase      980                   5.1250
Purchase      770                   5.1250
Purchase      8,000                 5.1250
Purchase      600                   5.1250
Purchase      1,300                 5.1250
Purchase      320                   5.1250
Purchase      1,000                 5.1250
Purchase      500                   5.1250
Purchase      959                   5.1236
Purchase      600                   5.1088
Purchase      640                   5.1250
Purchase      1,200                 5.1250
Purchase      1,350                 5.1250
Purchase      900                   5.1250
Purchase      1,500                 5.1250
Purchase      629                   5.1186
Purchase      162                   5.1239
Purchase      1,100                 5.1386
Purchase      600                   5.1250
Purchase      640                   5.1250
Purchase      640                   5.1250
Purchase      1,370                 5.1250
Purchase      3,700                 5.1250
Purchase      2,250                 5.1088
Purchase      650                   5.1250
Purchase      101                   5.1186
Purchase      111                   5.1186
Purchase      1,200                 5.1250
Purchase      40,365                Transfer
Purchase      1,102                 5.1400
Purchase      24,677                5.1076
Purchase      8,534                 5.1425
Purchase      12,634                5.1425
Purchase      19,432                5.1425
Purchase      1,308                 5.1400
Purchase      368,600               5.1000
Purchase      1,485                 5.1400
Purchase      3,386                 5.1850
Purchase      4,912                 5.1425
Purchase      12,133                5.1425
Purchase      33,722                5.1299
Sale          787                   5.1161
Sale          1,915                 5.1034
Sale          4,000                 5.1264
Sale          744                   5.1111
Sale          300                   5.1161
Sale          500                   5.1164
Sale          455                   5.1061
Sale          1,166                 5.1061
Sale          569                   Transfer
Sale          550                   5.1164
Sale          626                   Transfer
Sale          1,733                 5.1261
Sale          320                   5.1061
Sale          35,236                5.1246
Sale          13,184                5.1164
Sale          1,020,140             5.1685
Sale          140,490               5.1472
Sale          26,533                5.1651
Sale          36,496                5.1075
Sale          57,645                5.1425
Sale          120,296               5.1075


 (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          140,490              5.1472
 CFD         Long          26,533               5.1651
 CFD         Short         33,722               5.1299



 (c)  Options transactions in
 respect of existing securities

 (i)  Writing, selling, purchasing
 or varying

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


 (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                         15 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