Prudential PLC - Director Shareholding


LONDON, April 24, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Prudential PLC (NYSE:PUK)(LSE:PRU) Announcement

Schedule 11 - Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons

Holders in Prudential plc

No of Reports in announcement:

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:

Release from the Prudential Employee Share Trust of 5,935 Prudential plc shares awarded under the Rules of the Prudential Share Participation Plan as announced on 21 April 1998, AVS number 520409

6. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

No change in beneficial interest

7. Percentage of issued class:

N/A

8. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

N/A

9. Percentage of issued class:

N/A

10. Class of security:

Prudential plc shares of 5p each

11. Price per share:

N/A

12. Date of transaction:

24 April 2003

13. Date company informed:

24 April 2003

14. Total holding following this transaction:

678,904

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

Less than 0.033%

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:



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Contact name for Enquiries:

Penny Follows, 020 7548 3821

Company official responsible for making notification:

John Price, Deputy Group Secretary, 020 7548 3805