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               20 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        121,765,239    (5.07%)      204,329    (0.01%)
securities
(2) Derivatives       1,547,709    (0.06%)      504,098    (0.02%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         500,100    (0.02%)    5,444,236    (0.23%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               123,813,048    (5.16%)    6,152,663    (0.26%)



(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      393                  7.4720
Purchase      1,540                6.4800
Purchase      730                  7.5388
Purchase      247                  7.6138
Purchase      25,000               7.4900
Purchase      10,000               7.4350
Purchase      1,040,141            7.4350
Purchase      15,000               7.5264
Purchase      66,000               5.5000
Purchase      9,442                7.4693
Purchase      2,520                7.5311
Purchase      200,000              5.0000
Purchase      17,731               7.5158
Purchase      61,523               7.5002
Sale          125                  Transfer
Sale          650                  7.5212
Sale          500                  7.5812
Sale          225                  7.4595
Sale          600                  7.4662
Sale          170                  7.5062
Sale          1,160                7.5144
Sale          750                  7.5662
Sale          766                  7.5912
Sale          79,919               7.4500
Sale          68,588               7.5600
Sale          13,560               7.4550
Sale          205                  7.4415
Sale          2,000                7.4562
Sale          510                  7.4415
Sale          346                  7.4115
Sale          850                  7.4665
Sale          5,600                6.7163
Sale          176                  7.5112
Sale          860                  7.5144
Sale          55,000               7.5700
Sale          341,200              7.5421
Sale          238,984              7.5393
Sale          200,000              5.0000
Sale          24,489               7.4709
Sale          16,267               7.4803
Sale          275,000              7.5700
Sale          66,000               5.5000
Sale          13,700               7.4550
Sale          220,800              7.5391
Sale          1,100                7.6150
Sale          592,549              7.5375


 The following transaction, which
 was disclosed on 20 March 2006,
 has been cancelled.

 Purchase/sale Number of Securities  Price per unit
                                     (GBP)
 Sale          5,750                 6.7163



 (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          24,489               7.4709
 CFD         Long          238,984              7.5393
 CFD         Long          13,700               7.4550
 CFD         Long          1,100                7.6150
 CFD         Long          16,267               7.4803
 CFD         Long          341,200              7.5421
 CFD         Long          220,800              7.5391
 CFD         Short         9,442                7.4693
 CFD         Short         15,000               7.5264
 CFD         Short         61,523               7.5002
 CFD         Short         17,731               7.5158
 CFD         Short         2,520                7.5311
 CFD         Long          213,324              7.5002


 (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)

Call Option     Purchasing        500,000            7.5000    American      16/06/2006  0.4700


 (ii) Exercising

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

 Call Option          1,040,141          4.8100


 (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                         21 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