Director Shareholding

Prudential PLC
08 April 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

Prudential plc

2. Name of director

Jonathan Bloomer, Philip Broadley, Clark Manning, Michael McLintock, 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

Directors 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)

Jonathan Bloomer, Philip Broadley, Clark Manning, Michael McLintock, G Mark Wood

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

The conditional awards made under the Restricted Share Plan in April 2002 have
not resulted in a grant of options and consequently the directors named below
have ceased to be interested in the shares stated.

Jonathan Bloomer: 185,803 shares

Philip Broadley: 90,210 shares

Clark Manning: 112,342 shares

Michael McLintock: 31,778 shares

G Mark Wood: 92,260 shares

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

See 6 above

10. Percentage of issued class

N/A

11. Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 5p each

12. Price per share

N/A

13. Date of transaction

8 April 2005

14. Date company informed

8 April 2005

15. Total holding following this notification

Jonathan Bloomer - 1,529,115 shares

Philip Broadley - 374,186 shares

Clark Manning - 369,175 shares

Michael McLintock - 222,674 shares

G Mark Wood - 463,281 shares

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Jonathan Bloomer - 0.07%

Philip Broadley - 0.02%

Clark Manning - 0.02%

Michael McLintock - 0.01%

G Mark Wood - 0.02%

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, 020 7548 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

8 April 2005




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