Holding in Company

Prudential PLC
11 September 2000


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
Prudential plc

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
CGNU plc

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:
Beneficial interest of CGNU plc as in 2) above

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
BNY (Nominees) Ltd                  65,487
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd  33,452,596
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd            19,384
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd     15,788,858
Chase GA Pension Nominees Ltd    1,389,659
Chase Nominees Ltd                   4,525
CUIM Nominees Ltd                9,924,509
Hiberian Investment Managers Ltd    86,600
State Street Bank Nominees Ltd       9,160


5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
60,740,778*

6   Percentage of issued class:
3.07%

7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
Nil

8   Percentage of issued class:
N/A

9   Class of security:
Shares of 5p each

10  Date of transaction:
N/A

11  Date company informed:
11 September 2000

12  Total holding following this notification:
60,740,778

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
3.07%

14  Contact name for queries:
Robert Walker

15 Contact telephone number:
0207 548 3804

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Robert Walker - Deputy Group Secretary


17  Date of notification:
11 September 2000


Additional Information:
*CGNU plc are currently interested in 60,740,778 shares