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    GBP 0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               17 MARCH 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        122,531,871    (5.10%)       840,971   (0.04%)
securities
(2) Derivatives       1,439,210    (0.06%)     1,359,247   (0.06%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       1,040,141    (0.04%)     5,443,736   (0.23%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               125,011,222    (5.21%)     7,643,954   (0.32%)



(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      740                  6.7235
Purchase      325                  6.7420
Purchase      450                  6.7035
Purchase      392                  6.6135
Purchase      4,800                6.6170
Purchase      411                  6.6585
Purchase      242                  6.4700
Purchase      213                  6.6035
Purchase      105                  Transfer
Purchase      81                   6.1185
Purchase      80                   6.2570
Purchase      106                  6.1985
Sale          4,429                6.7005
Sale          909                  6.6065
Sale          555                  6.7065
Sale          5,750                6.7163
Sale          500                  6.6980
Sale          700                  6.5480
Sale          875                  6.5565
Sale          525                  6.7315
Sale          2,833                6.6215
Sale          1,983                6.5517
Purchase      5,311                6.6250
Purchase      46,200               6.5626
Purchase      1,603                6.7050
Purchase      23,400               6.6900
Purchase      6,138                6.6226
Purchase      220,800              6.6634
Purchase      1,838                6.6057
Purchase      442,308              6.6375
Purchase      417                  6.5550
Purchase      202                  6.6266
Sale          121,099              6.6646
Sale          1,603                6.6800
Sale          46,200               6.5626
Sale          10,061               6.6727
Sale          61,611               6.5650
Purchase      7,728                6.6200
Purchase      2,775                6.7200
Purchase      4,645                6.7200
Purchase      1,318                6.7200
Purchase      2,205                6.7200
Sale          44,808               6.6274
Sale          11,268               6.6392
Sale          7,287                6.6392
Sale          16,656               6.6274
Sale          19,901               6.6274
Sale          105,611              6.6274
Sale          4,658                6.6392
Sale          3,287                6.7200
Sale          90,773               6.6778
Sale          3,024                6.6392
Sale          24,098               6.6392
Sale          188,984              6.6778
Sale          21,286               6.6392
Sale          22,962               6.6274
Sale          10,907               6.6392
Sale          86,363               6.6379
Sale          32,290               6.6778
Sale          8,230                6.6392
Sale          443,593              6.6274
Sale          15,509               6.6392
Sale          80,179               6.6778
Sale          13,636               6.6274
Sale          92,946               6.6778
Sale          13,409               6.6274
Sale          42,453               6.6778
Sale          37,579               6.6778
Sale          33,190               6.6778
Sale          9,135                6.6274
Sale          2,205                6.7200
Sale          7,913                6.6392
Sale          50,170               6.6392
Sale          12,811               6.6274
Sale          48,413               6.6778
Sale          6,532                6.6392
Sale          45,545               6.6778
Sale          24,002               6.6778
Sale          27,451               6.6778
Sale          63,346               6.6274
Sale          58,417               6.6778
Sale          50,753               6.6778
Sale          125,713              6.6274
Sale          18,544               6.6274
Sale          131,181              6.6392
Sale          24,405               6.6778
Sale          12,091               6.6392
Sale          9,975                6.6392
Sale          19,825               6.6274
Sale          40,334               6.6392
Sale          30,092               6.6392
Sale          8,810                6.6392
Sale          35,616               6.6778
Sale          24,604               6.6778
Sale          4,133                6.7200
Sale          151,933              6.6778
Sale          27,053               6.6274
Sale          25,451               6.6274
Sale          4,340                6.6392
Sale          59,718               6.6392
Sale          24,108               6.6778
Sale          18,044               6.6274
Sale          78,974               6.6778
Sale          20,998               6.6274
Sale          11,391               6.6778
Sale          210,727              6.6392
Sale          13,747               6.6274
Sale          9,764                6.6778
Sale          6,364                6.6274
Sale          9,806                6.6274
Sale          8,572                6.6392
Sale          6,020                6.6392
Sale          224,955              6.6778
Sale          4,580                6.6392
Sale          494,142              6.6778
Sale          17,552               6.6778
Sale          113,240              6.6274
Sale          9,418                6.6392
Sale          32,647               6.6274
Sale          6,478                6.6392
Sale          6,399                6.6392
Sale          17,257               6.6778
Sale          13,834               6.6274
Sale          28,364               6.6274
Sale          793,770              6.6778
Sale          41,092               6.6778
Sale          18,631               6.6274
Sale          35,481               6.6778
Sale          36,392               6.6274
Sale          202,638              6.6778
Sale          3,208                6.7200
Sale          8,851                6.6392
Sale          17,288               6.6392
Sale          12,852               6.6392
Sale          50,729               6.6274
Sale          53,794               6.6392
Sale          20,966               6.6392
Sale          51,944               6.6274
Sale          13,470               6.6274
Sale          15,337               6.6274
Sale          31,003               6.6778
Sale          6,085                6.6392
Sale          23,722               6.6274
Sale          113,354              6.6778
Sale          44,134               6.6274
Sale          22,678               6.6778
Sale          13,475               6.6392
Sale          29,811               6.6778
Sale          24,760               6.6778
Sale          12,672               6.6274
Sale          9,454                6.6392
Sale          17,323               6.6274
Sale          6,572                6.6392
Sale          9,641                6.6274
Sale          33,342               6.6778
Sale          24,676               6.6392
Sale          276,145              6.6274
Sale          22,927               6.6778
Sale          84,907               6.6274
Sale          65,117               6.6778
Sale          6,370                6.6392
Sale          16,351               6.6778
Sale          5,455                6.6274



  (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          10,061               6.6727
 CFD         Long          121,099              6.6646
 CFD         Short         202                  6.6266
 CFD         Short         442,308              6.6375
 CFD         Short         23,400               6.6900
 CFD         Short         1,838                6.6057
 CFD         Short         220,800              6.6634
 CFD         Short         111,720              6.6478




 (c)  Options transactions in
 respect of existing securities

 (i)  Writing, selling, purchasing
 or varying

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

 (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                         20 MARCH 2006
 Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
 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