Director Shareholding

Prudential PLC
31 March 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1. Name of company

Prudential plc

2. Name of director

Kathleen O'Donovan, Robert Rowley, Bridget Macaskill, James Ross,
Michael Garrett and Roberto Mendoza

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)

Kathleen O'Donovan
Robert Rowley
Bridget Macaskill: registered in name of Giltspur Nominees Limited
James Ross
Michael Garrett
Roberto Mendoza: registered in name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees)
Limited

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

Acquisition of shares, agreed by UKLA, using agreed proportion of the quarterly
payment of board and committee fees to the non-executive directors as set out in
7 below

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

Kathleen O'Donovan      595 shares
Robert Rowley           595 shares
Bridget Macaskill      728 shares
James Ross           729 shares
Michael Garrett 729 shares
Roberto Mendoza      728 shares

8. Percentage of issued class

Kathleen O'Donovan less than 0.00003 %
Robert Rowley less than 0.00003%
Bridget Macaskill less than 0.00004%
James Ross less than 0.00004 %
Michael Garrett less than 0.00004 %
Roberto Mendoza less than 0.00004%

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

10. Percentage of issued class

N/A

11. Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 5p each

12. Price per share

£5.105

13. Date of transaction

31 March 2005

14. Date company informed

31 March 2005

15. Total holding following this notification

Kathleen O'Donovan 8,159 shares
Robert Rowley 41,564 shares
Bridget Macaskill 10,435 shares
James Ross 5,965 shares
Michael Garrett 11,820 shares
Roberto Mendoza 132,928 shares

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Kathleen O'Donovan less than 0.0004%
Robert Rowley less than 0.002 %
Bridget Macaskill less than 0.0005 %
James Ross less than 0.0003%
Michael Garrett less than 0.0005 %
Roberto Mendoza less than 0.006%

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

N/A

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Chris Barton, 020 7548 3423

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Bob Walker, Deputy Group Secretary, 020 7548 3848

Date of Notification

31 March 2005


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