Director Shareholding

Prudential PLC
02 March 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

   Prudential plc



2. Name of director

   Mark Norbom



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

   Director named above



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)
 
   Director named above



5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

   N/A



6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

   See additional information



7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

   15,339



8. Percentage of issued class

   Less than 0.0007%



9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

   Nil



10. Percentage of issued class

   N/A



11. Class of security
 
   Shares of 5p each



12. Price per share
 
   N/A



13. Date of transaction


   2 March 2005



14. Date company informed

    2 March 2005



15. Total holding following this notification

   783,235



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

   Less than 0.04%



If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

17. Date of grant
 
   N/A



18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

   N/A



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

   N/A



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



21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise
 
   N/A



22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification
 
   N/A



23. Any additional information

Release of shares awarded under the Prudential Employee Share Trust, as per the
announcement made on 3 September 2004, AVS number 480185.

The number of shares originally awarded were increased due to the Prudential
Rights Issue, as per the announcement made on 22 December 2004, AVS 905759

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    Jennie Webb, 0207 548 2027



25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
 
   Vanessa Jones, Deputy Group Secretary, 020 7548 3805



Date of Notification

  2 March 2005




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