Prudential plc Announces Holding(s) in Company


LONDON, Oct. 25, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- PRUDENTIAL PLC ANNOUNCEMENT

Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares



 1. Name of Company

    Prudential plc


 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest:

    FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited (FIL)


 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:

    Non beneficial interest. FMR Corp and Fidelity International
    Limited hold all shares attributed to them solely for investment
    purposes.


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

    Various


 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

    5,311,791 ordinary shares of 5p each since 21 July 2004, being the
    date the company was last notified.


 6. Percentage of issued class:

    0.263%


 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

    N/A


 8. Percentage of issued class:

    N/A


 9. Class of security:

    Ordinary Shares of 5p each


 10. Date of transaction:

     Not known


 11. Date company informed:

     25 October 2004


 12. Total holding following this notification:

     82,567,578


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

     4.08%


 14. Additional Information:


     Fidelity Investment notified the Company that as at 21 October
     2004 it has a non beneficial interest of 4.08% in the ordinary
     share capital of Prudential plc.

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Contact name for Enquiries

Chris Barton

0207 548 3423

Company official responsible for making notification

John Price, Deputy Group Secretary

020 7548 3805


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