Director Shareholding

Prudential PLC
03 March 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company
 Prudential plc



2. Name of director
 G Mark Wood



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
Disposal of shares held in own name



7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
 N/A



8. Percentage of issued class
N/A



9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
 12,986



10. Percentage of issued class
 Less than 0.0006%



11. Class of security
 Ordinary shares of 5p each



12. Price per share
  £4.8175



13. Date of transaction
 3 March 2005



14. Date company informed
 3 March 2005



15. Total holding following this notification
585,541



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
 Less than 0.03%



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



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
 Robert Walker, Deputy Group Secretary, 020 7548 3848



Date of Notification
 3 March 2005




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