LONDON, August 4, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- PRUDENTIAL PLC ANNOUNCEMENT
Schedule 11 - Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons
Holders in Prudential plc
No of Reports in announcement: 1
1. Name of director: Jonathan W Bloomer 2. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the director named in 1 above or holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest: Director named above 3. Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified): Director named above 4. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the director named in 1 above and identify the connected person(s): N/A 5. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single/Company on PEP and if discretionary/non-discretionary: Exercise of options granted on 26 April 1995 under the Prudential Executive Share Option Scheme. 6. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired: 423,500 7. Percentage of issued class: Less than 0.003% 8. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed: N/A 9. Percentage of issued class: N/A 10. Class of security: Ordinary shares of 5p each in Prudential plc 11. Price per share: GBP3.15 12. Date of transaction: 3 August 2004 13. Date company informed: 3 August 2004 14. Total holding following this transaction: 1,640,813 15. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: Less than 0.09% If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the following fields: 16. Date of grant: N/A 17. Period during which or date on which exercisable: N/A 18. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option: N/A 19. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number: N/A 20. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise: N/A 21. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification: N/A Additional information: -ENDS- Company official responsible for making notification John Price, Deputy Group Secretary 020 7548 3805 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange