Director Shareholding

Prudential PLC
23 May 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

Prudential plc


2. Name of director

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

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)

Roberto Mendoza - shares held in Strand 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/ISA transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

Take up of shares under the Prudential plc Rights Issue


7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

1,427 ordinary shares


8. Percentage of issued class

Less than 0.00007%


9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A


10. Percentage of issued class

N/A


11. Class of security

Prudential ordinary shares of 5p each


12. Price per share

308p


13. Date of transaction

11 November 2004


14. Date company informed

20 May 2005


15. Total holding following this notification

134,355 ordinary shares


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

23 May 2005


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