Change to Board of Directors

Prudential PLC
5 May 2000


BOARD CHANGES AT PRUDENTIAL

Prudential plc announced today the appointment of Sir Roger Hurn as Chairman
with immediate effect.  He succeeds Sir Martin Jacomb, who retired as Chairman
and as a director at the conclusion of the Company's AGM today.

Sir Roger, Chairman of Marconi and Deputy Chairman of Glaxo Wellcome, has been
a non-executive director at Prudential since February 2000.

Michael Abrahams has also retired as Deputy Chairman and as a director at the
conclusion of the Company's AGM today.


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NOTE TO EDITORS

Sir Roger Hurn (61) Chairman of Marconi, and Deputy Chairman of Glaxo Wellcome
(since 1997) and a non-executive of ICI (since 1993)

Prior to this he spent forty years with Smith's Industries.  He became Chief
Executive in 1981 and Chairman from 1991-98.  He joined Smiths Industries
after a two-year engineering apprenticeship at Rolls Royce Motors and spent
his early career in the company's international activities.

Sir Roger is also Chairman of the Court of Governors of The Henley Management
College. In 1996 he was knighted for services to the engineering industry.

Sir Martin Jacomb has been a director of Prudential since 1994 and was elected
Chairman in 1995.

Michael Abrahams has been a director of Prudential since 1984 and Deputy
Chairman since 1991.