Holding(s) in Company

Prudential PLC
2 April 2002


2 April 2002

PRUDENTIAL PLC ANNOUNCEMENT

Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares


     Holding in Prudential plc.



 1.  Name of shareholder having a major interest:

     Barclays PLC


 2. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
    of the shareholder named in 1 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:

    Beneficial interest of Barclays PLC through its subsidiary Barclays Bank PLC


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

    Various

 4. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

    See additional information

 5. Percentage of issued class:

    See additional information

 6. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

    N/A

 7. Percentage of issued class:

    N/A

 8. Class of security:

    Shares of 5p each


 9. Date of transaction:

    28 March 2002

10. Date company informed:

    2 April 2002

11. Total holding following this notification:

    See additional information


12. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:


        See additional information


Additional Information:

Barclays PLC notified us on 2 April 2002 that it ceased to have a notifiable
interest of 3.00% or above in the capital of Prudential plc.

                                     -ENDS-



Contact name for Enquiries

Jennie Webb

0207 548 6027

Company official responsible for making notification

Jackie Cross, Assistant Group Secretary

020 7548 3446



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