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                            29 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               137,277,421  (5.75%)                   2,407,678    (0.10%)
(2) Derivatives (other                  3,444,197  (0.14%)                     788,515    (0.03%)
than options)
(3) Options and agreements              1,040,141  (0.04%)                   3,444,336    (0.14%)
to purchase/sell
Total                                 141,761,759  (5.94%)                   6,640,529    (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                    53                                   5.3636
Purchase                    900                                  5.3736
Purchase                    225                                  5.3436
Purchase                    367                                  5.3673
Purchase                    1,044                                5.3486
Sale                        155                                  5.3341
Sale                        641                                  5.3223
Sale                        316                                  5.3614
Sale                        244                                  5.3377
Sale                        72                                   5.3464
Sale                        816                                  5.3264
Sale                        2,100                                5.3714
Sale                        525                                  5.3364
Sale                        387                                  5.3627
Sale                        1,166                                5.3864
Sale                        1,825                                5.3464
Sale                        475                                  5.3377
Purchase                    145,528                              5.3632
Purchase                    37,276                               5.3674
Purchase                    16,500                               5.3632
Purchase                    36,312                               5.3632
Purchase                    16,976                               5.3632
Purchase                    19,986                               5.3632
Purchase                    32,619                               5.3632
Purchase                    6,022                                5.3674
Purchase                    33,546                               5.3632
Purchase                    18,337                               5.3632
Purchase                    367,634                              5.3632
Purchase                    23,226                               5.3632
Purchase                    13,488                               5.3632
Purchase                    9,753                                5.3750
Purchase                    17,496                               5.3674
Purchase                    17,611                               5.3632
Purchase                    34,804                               5.3632
Purchase                    5,767                                5.3674
Purchase                    14,775                               5.3674
Purchase                    24,632                               5.3750
Sale                        2,481                                5.3204
Purchase                    4,769                                5.3750
Purchase                    104,855                              5.3632
Purchase                    34,820                               5.3750
Purchase                    8,303                                5.3674
Purchase                    129,284                              5.3750
Purchase                    5,251                                5.3750
Purchase                    54,282                               5.3632
Purchase                    71,197                               5.3632
Purchase                    78,369                               5.3632
Purchase                    1,929,087                            5.3632
Purchase                    60,115                               5.3632
Purchase                    17,367                               5.3525
Purchase                    10,648                               5.3674
Purchase                    7,199                                5.3674
Purchase                    11,862                               5.3674
Purchase                    8,264                                5.3674
Purchase                    29,093                               5.3632
Purchase                    6,154                                5.3674
Purchase                    21,434                               5.3674
Purchase                    71,488                               5.3632
Purchase                    6,713                                5.3674
Purchase                    34,230                               5.3674
Purchase                    26,256                               5.3632
Purchase                    116,764                              5.3632
Purchase                    5,604                                5.3750
Purchase                    7,965                                5.3674
Purchase                    81,307                               5.3632
Purchase                    8,499                                5.3674
Purchase                    83,617                               5.3632
Purchase                    6,066                                5.3674
Purchase                    50,013                               5.3632
Purchase                    22,616                               5.3750
Purchase                    40,440                               5.3632
Purchase                    5,450                                5.3750
Purchase                    4,026                                5.3750
Purchase                    6,151                                5.3674
Purchase                    337,552                              5.3632
Purchase                    37,104                               5.3632
Purchase                    211,259                              5.3632
Purchase                    178,884                              5.3674
Purchase                    37,079                               5.3632
Purchase                    4,789                                5.3750
Purchase                    7,825                                5.3750
Purchase                    7,026                                5.3750
Purchase                    9,016                                5.3674
Purchase                    7,243                                5.3674
Purchase                    14,155                               5.3750
Sale                        12,931                               5.3339
Sale                        5,172                                5.3339
Sale                        3,442                                5.3694
Sale                        35,088                               5.3766
Purchase                    62,600                               5.3366
Purchase                    1,008                                5.3658


 (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                    3,442                                5.3694
 CFD                 Long                    35,088                               5.3766
 CFD                 Short                   62,600                               5.3366
 CFD                 Short                   1,008                                5.3658

 (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                                       30 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