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                            28 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               132,365,282  (5.55%)                    2,438,190  (0.10%)
(2) Derivatives (other                3,471,709    (0.15%)                    790,949    (0.03%)
than options)
(3) Options and agreements            1,040,141    (0.04%)                    3,444,336  (0.14%)
to purchase/sell
Total                                 136,877,132  (5.73%)                    6,673,475  (0.28%)

(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                   1,132                                    5.3836
Purchase                   184                                      5.2936
Purchase                   121                                      5.3285
Purchase                   437                                      5.3786
Purchase                   400                                      5.3836
Purchase                   202                                      5.3286
Purchase                   571                                      5.3736
Purchase                   6,788                                    5.3050
Purchase                   279                                      5.3336
Purchase                   6,110                                    5.3292
Purchase                   10,267                                   5.3375
Purchase                   5,874                                    5.3375
Purchase                   121,079                                  5.3292
Purchase                   8,487                                    5.3375
Purchase                   6,690                                    5.3292
Purchase                   11,205                                   5.3292
Purchase                   8,849                                    5.3292
Purchase                   8,256                                    5.3375
Purchase                   6,405                                    5.3375
Purchase                   8,625                                    5.3292
Purchase                   10,719                                   5.3375
Purchase                   10,715                                   5.3292
Purchase                   25,305                                   5.3406
Purchase                   4,289                                    5.3375
Purchase                   5,273                                    5.3292
Purchase                   27,538                                   5.3406
Purchase                   5,057                                    5.3375
Purchase                   115,747                                  5.3375
Purchase                   46,414                                   5.3391
Purchase                   10,912                                   5.3406
Purchase                   47,932                                   5.3292
Purchase                   4,454                                    5.3292
Purchase                   45,825                                   5.3375
Purchase                   19,734                                   5.3292
Purchase                   17,806                                   5.3292
Purchase                   144,699                                  5.3406
Purchase                   34,569                                   5.3292
Purchase                   27,543                                   5.3292
Purchase                   25,284                                   5.3406
Purchase                   12,470                                   5.3292
Purchase                   11,429                                   5.3292
Purchase                   23,533                                   5.3292
Purchase                   106,269                                  5.3375
Purchase                   33,027                                   5.3375
Purchase                   11,427                                   5.3292
Purchase                   25,828                                   5.3292
Purchase                   6,641                                    5.3375
Purchase                   7,689                                    5.3292
Purchase                   4,033                                    5.3406
Purchase                   8,75                                     5.3406
Purchase                   6,282                                    5.3406
Purchase                   26,335                                   5.3375
Purchase                   69,583                                   5.3292
Purchase                   6,106                                    5.3406
Purchase                   9,179                                    5.3292
Purchase                   22,399                                   5.3375
Purchase                   10,948                                   5.3375
Purchase                   23,410                                   5.3292
Purchase                   18,901                                   5.3375
Purchase                   4,474                                    5.3406
Purchase                   7,872                                    5.3406
Purchase                   7,363                                    5.3375
Purchase                   55,872                                   5.3392
Purchase                   14,766                                   5.3375
Purchase                   111,141                                  5.3292
Purchase                   5,882                                    5.3406
Purchase                   17,044                                   5.3375
Purchase                   11,937                                   5.3375
Purchase                   25,614                                   5.3375
Purchase                   6,924                                    5.3292
Purchase                   66,520                                   5.3375
Purchase                   15,835                                   5.3406
Purchase                   607,601                                  5.3375
Purchase                   15,436                                   5.3292
Purchase                   22,503                                   5.3375
Purchase                   10,942                                   5.3375
Purchase                   36,773                                   5.3375
Purchase                   38,474                                   5.3292
Purchase                   26,816                                   5.3292
Purchase                   5,348                                    5.3406
Purchase                   8,808                                    5.3375
Purchase                   5,311                                    5.3406
Purchase                   24,683                                   5.3375
Purchase                   635,656                                  5.3292
Sale                       241                                      5.3764
Sale                       98                                       5.3164
Sale                       592                                      5.3764
Sale                       125                                      5.3114
Sale                       142                                      5.3114
Sale                       3,660                                    Transfer
Sale                       1,320                                    5.3800
Sale                       3,038                                    5.3273
Sale                       140,147                                  5.3438
Sale                       74,800                                   5.3809
Sale                       260                                      5.3542
Purchase                   13,000                                   5.3400

 (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)


 Product name, e.g.  Long/Short (Note 6)     Number of Securities (Note 7)        Price Per Unit (GBP)
 CFD
 CFD                 Long                    3,038                                5.3273
 CFD                 Long                    140,147                              5.3438
 CFD                 Long                    74,800                               5.3809
 CFD                 Long                    260                                  5.3542
 CFD                 Short                   13,000                               5.3400

 (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. call option      Number of securities            Exercise price per unit (Note 5)






 (d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


 Nature of transaction (Note 8)           Details                        Price per unit (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                                           29 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