Prudential plc Announces Director Shareholding


LONDON, UK, Oct. 27, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- PRUDENTIAL PLC ANNOUNCEMENT

Schedule 11 - Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons

No of Reports in announcement: 1



  1. Name of director:

     G Mark Wood

  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:

     N/A

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

     N/A

  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:

     Purchase of Prudential plc ordinary 5p shares

  6. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

     25,000 shares

  7. Percentage of issued class:

     Less than 0.002%

  8. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

     N/A

  9. Percentage of issued class:

     N/A

 10. Class of security:

     Prudential plc ordinary 5p

 11. Price per share:

     GBP 3.975

 12. Date of transaction:

     27 October 2004

 13. Date company informed:

     27 October 2004

 14. Total holding following this transaction:

     572,338 ordinary Prudential plc shares

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

     Less than 0.03%

     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


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Contact name for Enquiries

Jennie Webb, Group Secretarial
020 7548 6027

Company official responsible for making notification

Robert Walker, Deputy Group Secretary
020 7548 3848


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