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                            02 DECEMBER 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          137,027,033   (5.74%)                     1,479,122   (0.06%)
(2) Derivatives (other             2,551,843   (0.11%)                       930,013   (0.04%)
than options)
(3) Options and agreements         1,040,141   (0.04%)                     3,444,336   (0.14%)
to purchase/sell
Total                            140,619,017   (5.89%)                     5,853,471   (0.25%)

(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                   1,000                                    5.2088
Purchase                   1,000                                    5.2088
Purchase                   332                                      5.2886
Purchase                   750                                      5.1990
Purchase                   320                                      5.1990
Purchase                   1,000                                    5.1990
Purchase                   1,319                                    5.2088
Purchase                   950                                      5.2036
Purchase                   2,000                                    5.1886
Purchase                   560                                      5.2086
Purchase                   1,500                                    5.2088
Purchase                   1,275                                    5.2088
Purchase                   850                                      5.2088
Purchase                   450                                      5.1990
Purchase                   1,150                                    5.2744
Purchase                   1,217                                    5.2690
Purchase                   1,200                                    5.2088
Purchase                   900                                      5.1990
Purchase                   525                                      5.2088
Purchase                   1,500                                    5.2088
Purchase                   487                                      5.2286
Purchase                   1,000                                    5.1990
Purchase                   570                                      5.2086
Purchase                   800                                      5.2086
Purchase                   500                                      5.2786
Purchase                   1,200                                    5.1990
Purchase                   1,000                                    5.2088
Purchase                   19,047                                   5.2605
Purchase                   459,014                                  5.2754
Purchase                   50,400                                   5.2710
Purchase                   14,778                                   5.2750
Purchase                   3,024                                    5.2708
Purchase                   5,584                                    5.2750
Purchase                   116,791                                  5.2663
Purchase                   17,319                                   5.2750
Purchase                   14,623                                   5.2155
Purchase                   12,302                                   5.2850
Purchase                   35,032                                   5.2750
Purchase                   4,302                                    5.2750
Sale                       347                                      5.2064
Sale                       603                                      5.2415
Sale                       165                                      5.2665
Sale                       480                                      5.2780
Sale                       480                                      5.2780
Sale                       990                                      5.2815
Sale                       358                                      5.2165
Sale                       500                                      5.2064
Sale                       367                                      5.2064
Sale                       571                                      5.2815
Sale                       231                                      5.2064
Sale                       415                                      5.2415
Sale                       300                                      5.2064
Sale                       175                                      5.2415
Sale                       516                                      5.2815
Sale                       663                                      5.2630
Sale                       1,038                                    5.2815
Sale                       635                                      5.2064
Sale                       1,350                                    5.2715
Sale                       500                                      5.2715
Sale                       138                                      5.2027
Sale                       1,000                                    5.2064
Sale                       988                                      5.2064
Sale                       175                                      5.2415
Sale                       175                                      5.2415
Sale                       258,336                                  Transfer
Sale                       254                                      5.2500
Sale                       4,000                                    5.2050
Sale                       46,414                                   Transfer
Sale                       19,047                                   5.2625


(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                     19,047                               5.2625
CFD                Short                    116,791                              5.2663
CFD                Short                    459,014                              5.2754
CFD                Short                    3,024                                5.2708
CFD                Short                    50,400                               5.2710
CFD                Short                    19,047                               5.2605


(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                                           05 DECEMBER 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