Rule 8.3 - PRUDENTIAL

1ORM 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               21 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             121,498,374     (5.06%)     593,628    (0.02%)
securities
(2) Derivatives            1,820,174     (0.08%)     349,938    (0.01%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            1,150,100     (0.05%)   5,644,236    (0.24%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                    124,468,648     (5.18%)   6,587,802    (0.27%)


(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      256                  7.4035
Purchase      131                  7.3980
Purchase      1,002                7.4188
Purchase      742                  7.4188
Purchase      164                  7.4538
Purchase      138                  7.3638
Purchase      82                   7.3990
Purchase      689                  7.4188
Purchase      403                  7.3811
Purchase      220,000              7.4300
Purchase      65,000               7.4662
Purchase      6,018                7.3985
Purchase      51,005               7.3914
Purchase      56,160               5.7700
Purchase      35,360               4.4200
Purchase      5,794                7.3757
Purchase      1,602                7.3750
Sale          566                  7.3912
Sale          344                  7.3762
Sale          1,322                7.4112
Sale          416                  7.3912
Sale          1,250                7.3962
Sale          800                  7.3912
Sale          1,000                7.4162
Sale          530                  7.3912
Sale          2,000                7.4162
Sale          1,722                7.3870
Sale          666                  7.4262
Sale          842                  7.3862
Sale          475                  7.3962
Sale          500                  7.3980
Sale          1,380                7.4462
Sale          1,200                7.4130
Sale          810                  7.4162
Sale          1,325                7.4112
Sale          500                  7.4162
Sale          685                  7.3562
Sale          1,360                7.4312
Sale          342                  7.3912
Sale          5,794                7.3660
Sale          30,000               7.4750
Sale          323,606              7.3987
Sale          137,432              7.4191
Sale          100,000              7.4500
Sale          3,024                7.4349
Sale          56,160               5.7700
Sale          35,360                4.4200


(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          323,606              7.3987
CFD         Long          137,432              7.4191
CFD         Long          3,024                7.4349
CFD         Long          5,794                7.3660
CFD         Short         6,018                7.3985
CFD         Short         51,005               7.3914
CFD         Short         403                  7.3811
CFD         Short         5,794                7.3757
CFD         Long          19,989               7.3986


(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 Options    Selling           200,000            7.0000    American       21/04/2006  0.5300
Call Options    Purchasing        250,000            7.5000    American       16/06/2006  0.4000
Call Options    Purchasing        400,000            7.5000    American       21/04/2006  0.2700


(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                         22 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