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

     Michael McLintock
     Mark Norbom
     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)

     BWCI Trust Company 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 

     Deferred share award for 2004 under the Prudential Annual Incentive Plan

7.   Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
     
     Michael McLintock - 88,525 ordinary shares
     Mark Norbom - 32,072 ordinary shares
     Mark Wood - 34,258 ordinary shares

8.   Percentage of issued class

     Michael McLintock - Less than 0.004%
     Mark Norbom - Less than 0.002%
     Mark Wood - 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 in Prudential plc

12.  Price per share
 
     £4.92

13.  Date of transaction
 
     13 May 2005

14.  Date company informed

     13 May 2005

15.  Total holding following this notification

     Michael McLintock - 369,754 ordinary shares
     Mark Norbom - 999,555 ordinary shares
     Mark Wood - 684,280 ordinary shares

16.  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     Michael McLintock - Less than 0.02%
     Mark Norbom - Less than 0.05%
     Mark Wood - 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
 
     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

     Bob Walker, Deputy Group Secretary, 020 7548 3805


Date of Notification

16 May 2005


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