Prudential PLC Announces Director Shareholding


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


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