Director Shareholding

Prudential PLC
25 May 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

Prudential plc

2. Name of director

Philip Broadley, Michael McLintock, Clark Manning, Mark Norbom, Mark Tucker, 
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

See section 6

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

Shares held in the Prudential employee share trust ('the Trust') in the name of 
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)

Prudential employee share trust ('the Trust') in the name of BWCI Trust Company 
Limited

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

An acquisition through scrip dividend of Prudential plc was made on 25 May 2005
of 19,250 ordinary shares in the Company by BWCI Trust Company Limited (the
Trustee of the Trust) at a price of £4.817 per share for the benefit of eligible
employees (including executive directors who are potential beneficiaries under
the Trust) who have awards held in Trust.

Following the transaction the Trustee will hold 5,405,438 ordinary shares, all
of which are held on behalf of eligible employees pursuant to the terms of the
various awards made under the Trust.

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

19,250 ordinary shares acquired by the Trust

8. Percentage of issued class

Less than 0.0009%

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 ordinary share

£4.817

13. Date of transaction

25 May 2005

14. Date company informed

25 May 2005

15. Total holding following this notification

5,405,438 shares held by the Trust

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Less than 0.3%

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, Group Secretarial, 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

25 May 2005


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