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               12 JANUARY 2006

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        137,349,353    (5.75%)     1,403,372   (0.06%)
securities
(2) Derivatives       2,548,471    (0.11%)     1,144,784   (0.05%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       1,040,141    (0.04%)     6,442,236   (0.27%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               140,937,965    (5.91%)     8,990,392   (0.38%)




(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      3,809                5.6486
Purchase      850                  5.6587
Purchase      23,721               5.6522
Purchase      510                  5.6936
Purchase      584                  5.6586
Purchase      32,328               Transfer
Purchase      5,112                Transfer
Purchase      15,416               Transfer
Purchase      34,686               Transfer
Purchase      3,007                5.5900
Purchase      3,659                5.5900
Purchase      2,221                5.6014
Purchase      76,592               5.6006
Purchase      65,487               5.5993
Purchase      6,521                5.6086
Sale          330                  5.6464
Sale          730                  5.6713
Sale          319                  Transfer
Sale          94                   5.6414
Sale          606                  5.6086
Sale          4,671                5.6594
Sale          300                  5.6712
Sale          215                  5.6814
Sale          400                  5.6714
Sale          319                  5.6514
Sale          32,328               Transfer
Sale          6,026                5.5900



(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          606                   5.6086
CFD        Long          4,671                 5.6594
CFD        Short         2,221                 5.6014
CFD        Short         76,592                5.6006
CFD        Short         65,487                5.5993
CFD        Short         6,521                 5.6086




(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                         13 JANUARY 2006
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