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                            05 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          138,239,990   (5.79%)                     1,505,531   (0.06%)
(2) Derivatives (other             2,577,852   (0.11%)                       907,410   (0.04%)
than options)
(3) Options and agreements         1,040,141   (0.04%)                     3,444,336   (0.14%)
to purchase/sell
Total                            141,857,983   (5.94%)                     5,857,277   (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                   92                                       5.2786
Purchase                   92                                       5.2686
Purchase                   5,232                                    5.2775
Purchase                   3,427                                    5.2775
Purchase                   5,347                                    5.2775
Purchase                   2,185                                    5.2645
Purchase                   3,338                                    5.2645
Purchase                   68,446                                   5.2645
Purchase                   2,203                                    5.2619
Purchase                   10,270                                   Transfer
Purchase                   4,574                                    5.2775
Purchase                   143,082                                  5.2775
Purchase                   25,865                                   5.2645
Purchase                   6,985                                    5.2775
Purchase                   2,500                                    5.2645
Purchase                   3,325                                    5.2645
Purchase                   4,274                                    5.2645
Purchase                   54,072                                   5.2775
Purchase                   8,945                                    5.2775
Purchase                   23,729                                   5.2775
Purchase                   2,427                                    5.2645
Purchase                   3,789                                    5.2645
Purchase                   2,554                                    5.2645
Purchase                   551                                      5.2619
Purchase                   1,792                                    5.2775
Purchase                   7,925                                    5.2775
Purchase                   11,352                                   5.2645
Purchase                   3,672                                    5.2645
Purchase                   6,454                                    5.2645
Purchase                   16,589                                   5.2645
Purchase                   6,342                                    5.2775
Purchase                   17,967                                   5.2775
Purchase                   3,211                                    5.2645
Purchase                   162,245                                  5.2645
Purchase                   41,646                                   5.2775
Purchase                   14,674                                   5.2645
Purchase                   12,762                                   5.2645
Purchase                   13,491                                   5.2775
Purchase                   339,149                                  5.2775
Purchase                   11,278                                   5.2775
Purchase                   6,724                                    5.2775
Purchase                   3,030                                    5.2645
Purchase                   897                                      5.2775
Purchase                   7,683                                    5.2775
Purchase                   26,673                                   5.2775
Purchase                   4,327                                    5.2645
Purchase                   34,677                                   5.2775
Purchase                   5,391                                    5.2645
Purchase                   3,637                                    5.2645
Purchase                   5,248                                    5.2775
Purchase                   8,597                                    5.2645
Purchase                   3,866                                    5.2645
Purchase                   9,055                                    5.2775
Purchase                   8,092                                    5.2775
Purchase                   7,611                                    5.2775
Purchase                   7,220                                    5.2775
Purchase                   2,328                                    5.2645
Purchase                   3,451                                    5.2645
Purchase                   19,922                                   5.2645
Purchase                   4,875                                    5.2775
Purchase                   30,676                                   5.2775
Purchase                   4,400                                    5.2300
Purchase                   13,600                                   5.2760
Purchase                   4,992                                    5.2655
Sale                       97                                       5.2815
Sale                       167                                      5.2765
Sale                       22,603                                   5.2715
Sale                       44,009                                   5.2475
Sale                       4,992                                    5.2610


(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                     22,603                               5.2715
CFD                Long                     44,009                               5.2475
CFD                Long                     4,992                                5.2610
CFD                Short                    4,400                                5.2300
CFD                Short                    13,600                               5.2760
CFD                Short                    4,992                                5.2655


(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                                           06 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