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               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             138,467,979   (5.80%)    895,824  (0.04%)
securities
(2) Derivatives            2,007,963   (0.08%)    932,188  (0.04%)
(other than options)
(3) Options and            1,040,141   (0.04%)  3,442,236  (0.14%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                    141,516,083   (5.93%)  5,270,248  (0.22%)



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

Class of relevant               Long                  Short
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      1,900                5.1738
Purchase      570                  5.1686
Purchase      426                  5.1836
Purchase      1,000                5.1886
Purchase      2,100                5.1777
Purchase      416                  5.1786
Purchase      750                  5.1733
Purchase      560                  5.1483
Purchase      600                  5.1786
Purchase      560                  5.1686
Purchase      718                  5.2038
Purchase      1,300                5.1736
Purchase      148                  5.2039
Purchase      1,900                5.1738
Purchase      1,900                5.1738
Purchase      950                  5.1786
Purchase      397                  5.1633
Purchase      5,874                5.2062
Purchase      2,456                5.1200
Purchase      41,199               5.1850
Purchase      13,900               5.1750
Purchase      5,276                5.2100
Purchase      9,795                5.1750
Purchase      544                  5.2100
Sale          716                  5.1800
Sale          77                   5.1664
Sale          1,571                5.1264
Sale          225                  5.1264
Sale          466                  5.1951
Sale          2,192                5.1050
Sale          23,191               5.1050
Sale          1,166                5.1951
Sale          70                   5.1664
Sale          394                  5.1862
Sale          852                  5.1714
Sale          380                  5.1564
Sale          80                   5.1664
Sale          66                   5.1664
Sale          177                  5.1664
Sale          380                  5.1814
Sale          66                   5.1464
Sale          115                  5.1373
Sale          1,575                5.1263
Sale          8                    5.1364
Sale          198                  5.1964
Sale          72,225               5.2037
Sale          12,444               5.1650
Sale          40,000               5.1846
Sale          974                  5.1000
Sale          41,199               5.1850
Sale          4,092                5.1644
Sale          1,010                5.1904
Sale          24,262                5.1799



 (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          1,010                5.1904
 CFD         Long          72,225               5.2037
 CFD         Short         13,900               5.1750



 (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 (GBP)

 Put option           2,100              4.4200


 (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                         19 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