Director Shareholding

Prudential PLC
16 May 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company

Prudential plc

2. Name of director

Mark Tucker

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)

Mark Tucker

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

Purchase of Prudential plc ordinary shares

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

45,000 ordinary shares

8. Percentage of issued class

Less than 0.002%

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

£4.755

13. Date of transaction

16 May 2005

14. Date company informed

16 May 2005

15. Total holding following this notification

131,523

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

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

Jennie Webb, 020 7548 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

16 May 2005





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