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  (Note 1)           BARCLAYS PLC

Company dealt in                           PRUDENTIAL PLC
Class of relevant security to which the    ORD GBP 0.05
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing                            22 NOVEMBER 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 securities               126,635,139   (5.31%)                    2,112,031  (0.09%)
(2) Derivatives (other                3,187,550     (0.13%)                    747,193    (0.03%)
than options)
(3) Options and                       1,040,141     (0.04%)                    3,444,336  (0.14%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                                 130,862,830   (5.48%)                    6,303,560  (0.26%)


(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                   129                                      5.2785
Purchase                   222                                      5.2885
Purchase                   291                                      5.2785
Purchase                   185                                      5.2785
Purchase                   2,500                                    5.2635
Purchase                   93                                       5.2485
Purchase                   353                                      5.2835
Purchase                   1,159                                    5.2885
Purchase                   278                                      5.2885
Purchase                   232                                      5.2835
Purchase                   296                                      5.2785
Purchase                   555                                      5.2835
Purchase                   12,678                                   Transfer
Purchase                   76,700                                   5.3000
Purchase                   4,008                                    5.2976
Purchase                   21,314                                   5.2976
Purchase                   21,509                                   5.2976
Purchase                   5,827                                    5.3000
Purchase                   4,266                                    5.3000
Purchase                   52,730                                   5.2976
Purchase                   31,007                                   5.3000
Purchase                   4,888                                    5.3000
Purchase                   10,594                                   5.2672
Purchase                   10,179                                   Transfer
Purchase                   5,496                                    5.3000
Purchase                   16,146                                   Transfer
Purchase                   18,582                                   5.3000
Purchase                   51,099                                   5.2976
Purchase                   51,460                                   5.3000
Purchase                   6,627                                    5.2976
Purchase                   9,637                                    5.3000
Purchase                   18,582                                   5.3000
Purchase                   6,627                                    5.2976
Purchase                   51,460                                   5.3000
Purchase                   35,377                                   5.2976
Purchase                   74,328                                   5.3000
Purchase                   6,198                                    5.2976
Purchase                   4,455                                    5.3000
Purchase                   4,455                                    5.3000
Purchase                   51,099                                   5.2976
Purchase                   35,377                                   5.2976
Purchase                   4,341                                    5.3000
Purchase                   9,013                                    5.3000
Purchase                   6,198                                    5.2976
Purchase                   74,328                                   5.3000
Purchase                   12,777                                   5.2976
Purchase                   12,777                                   5.2976
Purchase                   9,637                                    5.3000
Purchase                   9,013                                    5.3000
Purchase                   4,341                                    5.3000
Purchase                   35,377                                   5.2976
Sale                       416                                      5.2661
Sale                       700                                      5.2711
Sale                       480                                      5.2725
Sale                       153                                      5.2662
Sale                       583                                      5.2661
Sale                       176                                      Transfer
Sale                       1,895                                    5.2600
Sale                       381                                      5.2864
Sale                       234                                      5.2814
Sale                       553                                      5.2613
Sale                       239                                      5.2662
Sale                       854                                      5.2613
Sale                       5,000                                    5.2661
Sale                       138                                      5.2813
Sale                       315                                      5.2662
Sale                       554                                      5.2512
Sale                       7,193                                    5.2560
Sale                       299                                      5.2813
Sale                       858                                      5.2611
Sale                       45,272                                   5.2759
Sale                       404                                      5.3024
Sale                       64,000                                   5.3012
Sale                       192,158                                  5.2866
Sale                       706                                      5.3092




 (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          404                  5.3024
 CFD         Long          64,000               5.3012
 CFD         Long          192,158              5.2866
 CFD         Long          706                  5.3092
 CFD         Short         22,589               5.2659



 (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 (Note
                varying etc.      relates (Note 7)                                      5)



 (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                         23 NOVEMBER 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