Directors' Dealings

Prudential PLC
16 March 2000


Directors Interests

Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Prudential plc

2   Name of director:
KL Bedell-Pearce, JW Bloomer, DA Higgs, ME Tucker  

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
N/A

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
Prudential QUEST 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):
Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust ('QUEST')


6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
The Company became aware on 15 March 2000 that each of the executive directors
of the Company technically became interested on 15 March 2000 in 5,140,709
shares of 5 pence each in the Company by virtue of Prudential QUEST Limited
being allotted such shares and the executive directors being potential
beneficiaries under the QUEST.

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
5,140,709

8   Percentage of issued class:
Less than 0.27%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
N/A

10  Percentage of issued class:
N/A

11  Class of security:
Shares of 5p each

12  Price per share:
£9.25

13  Date of transaction:
15 March 2000

14  Date company informed:
15 March 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
Prudential QUEST Limited holds 5,461,114 shares

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
Less than 0.28%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

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  Contact name for queries:
Robert Walker

24  Contact telephone number:
0207 548 3804

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Robert Walker


Additional Information:
None