Scrip Dividend Offer

Prudential PLC
01 December 2004


Prudential plc - Result of Scrip Dividend Offer 1 December 2004

NOT FOR RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION OR PUBLICATION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN OR INTO THE
UNITED STATES, FRANCE, CANADA, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, NEW ZEALAND OR SOUTH AFRICA

Prudential plc ('Prudential') today announces that it has received valid
acceptances in respect of 1,795,650 new Ordinary shares pursuant to the Scrip
Dividend Offer announced by Prudential on 1 November 2004 (the 'Scrip Dividend
Offer'), representing approximately 0.08 % of the issued share capital of
Prudential.

Application has been made to the Financial Services Authority and the London
Stock Exchange for a total of 1,795,650 Ordinary shares of 5 pence each fully
paid to be admitted to the Official List. It is expected that admission will be
granted on Tuesday 7 December 2004 and that dealings will commence on Wednesday
8 December 2004. When issued the Ordinary shares issued pursuant to the Scrip
Dividend Offer will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary shares.

Contact for Enquiries:

Media

Clare Staley                         020 7548 3719

Joanne Davidson                      020 7548 3708

Group Secretarial

Jennie Webb                          020 7548 2027


Company Official responsible for making notification:

John Price, Deputy Group Secretary   020 7548 3805

Definitions used in the Scrip Dividend Offer letter dated 30 October 2004 sent
by Prudential plc to those shareholders who had elected to receive the interim
dividend for the 6 months ended 30 June 2004 in the form of new Ordinary shares,
shall have the same meanings when used in this announcement unless the context
otherwise requires.

This announcement is not for release, publication or distribution, directly or
indirectly, in whole or in part, in or into the United States (including its
territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of
Columbia). This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the
United States or in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation in
unlawful. The securities referred to in this announcement have not been and will
not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not
be offered or sold in the United States, absent registration or an applicable
exemption from registration. No public offering of the securities will be made
in the United States.

This announcement does not constitute or form any part of, and should not be
construed as, an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe
for, or acquire the new Ordinary shares being issued in connection with the
Scrip Dividend Offer. The new Ordinary shares have not been, and will not be,
registered under the applicable securities laws of France, Canada, New Zealand,
Switzerland, Spain or South Africa. Accordingly, unless an exemption under any
applicable laws is available, the new Ordinary shares may not be offered, sold,
transferred, taken up or delivered, direct or indirectly, in France, Canada, New
Zealand, Switzerland, Spain, or South Africa or any other country outside the
United Kingdom where such distribution may otherwise lead to a breach of any law
or regulatory requirement.

Prudential plc is not affiliated with Prudential Financial, Inc., the ultimate
holding company of Prudential Insurance Company of America.


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