LONDON, March 30, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) --
1. Name of Company Prudential plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest: Lehman Brothers International (Europe) 3. 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: Notifiable interest of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) 4. Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them: Not known 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired: N/A 6. Percentage of issued class: N/A 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed: See additional information 8. Percentage of issued class: See additional information 9. Class of security: Ordinary shares of 5p each 10. Date of transaction: 25th March 2004 11. Date company informed: 30th March 2004 12. Total holding following this notification: Not known 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: Not known 14. Additional Information: Lehman Brothers International (Europe) notified the Company on 30th March 2004 that as at the close of business on 25th March 2004, it no longer has a reportable interest in the ordinary shares of Prudential plc. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
-0- Contact name for Enquiries Jennie Webb 020 7548 6027 Company official responsible for making notification Bob Walker, Deputy Group Secretary 020 7548 3848