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               22 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        121,294,761    (5.05%)      834,826    (0.03%)
securities
(2) Derivatives       1,818,062    (0.08%)      504,629    (0.02%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       1,150,100    (0.05%)    5,643,486    (0.23%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               124,262,923    (5.17%)    6,982,941    (0.29%)


(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      263                  7.2438
Purchase      547                  7.2738
Purchase      184                  7.4138
Purchase      198                  7.3988
Purchase      160                  7.2738
Purchase      623                  7.2680
Purchase      157                  7.4588
Purchase      70                   7.4485
Purchase      88,423               7.1652
Purchase      40,000               7.1600
Purchase      20,000               7.3650
Purchase      1,202                7.1893
Purchase      199,005              7.2502
Purchase      68,640               4.4200
Purchase      5,851                7.3307
Purchase      203,840              5.7700
Sale          5,322                7.2812
Sale          408                  7.2620
Sale          550                  7.2512
Sale          1,000                7.2512
Sale          750                  7.2712
Sale          968                  7.2762
Sale          125,000              7.4500
Sale          6,618                7.2758
Sale          196,000              5.7700
Sale          1,893                7.2813
Sale          8,310                7.2050
Sale          10,000               7.4850
Sale          128,165              7.2584
Sale          54,000               5.7700
Sale          1,002                7.1932
Sale          68,640               4.4200
Sale          4,179                7.1700
Sale          203,840              5.7700
Sale          116,131              7.2050


 The following transaction, which
 was disclosed on 22 March 2006,
 has been cancelled.

 Purchase/sale Number of Securities  Price per unit
                                     (GBP)
 Sale          100,000               7.4500



 (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          1,002                7.1932
 CFD         Long          128,165              7.2584
 CFD         Long          1,893                7.2813
 CFD         Long          6,618                7.2758
 CFD         Short         1,202                7.1893
 CFD         Short         199,005              7.2502
 CFD         Short         88,423               7.1652
 CFD         Short         5,851                7.3307
 Swap        Long          47,180,000           7.2300
 Swap        Short         47,180,000           7.2300


 (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                         23 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