Director Shareholding

Prudential PLC
04 May 2004

4 May 2004

PRUDENTIAL PLC ANNOUNCEMENT

Schedule 11 - Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons

Holders in Prudential plc

No of Reports in announcement: 1

 1. Name of director:

    Jonathan W Bloomer

 2. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
    of the director named in 1 above or holding of that person's spouse or
    children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest:

    Director named above


 3. Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
    shares held by each of them (if notified):

    Director named above


 4. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
    director named in 1 above and identify the connected person(s):

    N/A


 5. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
    indicate whether general/single/Company on PEP and if discretionary/
    non-discretionary:

    Release from the Prudential Employee Share Trust of 6,409 Prudential plc
    shares awarded under the Rules of the Prudential Share Participation Plan as
    announced on 4 May 1999, AVS number 118809


 6. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

    No change in beneficial interest


 7. Percentage of issued class:

    N/A


 8. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

    N/A


 9. Percentage of issued class:

    N/A


10. Class of security:

    Prudential plc shares of 5p each


11. Price per share:

    N/A


12. Date of transaction:

    4 May 2004


13. Date company informed:

    4 May 2004


14. Total holding following this transaction:

    950,131


15. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

    Less than 0.048%



    If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
    following fields:

16. Date of grant:

    N/A


17. Period during which or date on which exercisable:

    N/A


18. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:

    N/A
19. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:

    N/A


20. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
    fixed at time of exercise:

    N/A


21. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
    notification:


        N/A


Additional information:




                              -ENDS-

Contact name for Enquiries

Penny Follows

020 7548 3821

Company official responsible for making notification

John Price, Deputy Group Secretary

020 7548 3805





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