Holding(s) in Company

Prudential PLC
20 December 2007



PRUDENTIAL PLC ANNOUNCEMENT

Notification of Major Interests in Shares





TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1.      Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached:

Prudential plc



2.      Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights



3.      Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation :

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)



4.      Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)



5.      Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached :

12/12/07



6.      Date on which issuer notified:

19/12/07



7.      Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

From 4% -  5% (L&G)





8.      Notified details:



8A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares:

Ord 5p



Situation previous to the Triggering transaction:
No of Shares                                               No of Voting Rights

123,272,102                                                123,272,102



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
No of shares            No of voting rights                            % of voting rights
Direct                  Direct                  Indirect               Direct                  Indirect

127,877,621             127,877,621                                    5.17%





8B: Financial Instruments



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Type of financial       Expiration date        Exercise/ Conversion    Number of voting rights % of voting rights
instrument                                     Period/ Date            that may be acquired if
                                                                       the Instrument is
                                                                       exercised/ converted
N/A





Total (A+B):
Number of voting rights                                     % of voting rights
127,877,621                                                 5.17









9.      Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (139,820,531 - 5.66% =
Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and
Indirect)  (139,820,531 - 5.66% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (139,820,531 -
5.66% = Total Position)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (127,877,621 - 5.17 % = LGAS, LGPL &
PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)
(94,221,777-3.81%=PMC)

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC) (94,221,777-3.81%
= PMC)

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)

Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)



Proxy Voting:

10.   Name of the proxy holder:

N/A



11.   Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A



12.   Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A



13.   Additional information:

Notification using shares in issue figure of 2,470,006,835

Notification under DTR Sourcebook









Prudential plc is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc. a
company whose principle place of business is in the United States of America.



Contact name for Enquiries

Lee Davis

020 7548 3807



Company official responsible for making notification

Susan Henderson, Deputy Group Secretary

020 7548 3805


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