Prudential plc announces S198 Notification -- 2


LONDON, UK, March 29, 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:

Lehman Brothers International (Europe)

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:

Notifiable interest of Lehman Brothers International (Europe)

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

Not known

5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

N/A

6. Percentage of issued class:

N/A

7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

See additional information

8. Percentage of issued class:

See additional information

9. Class of security:

Ordinary shares of 5p each

10. Date of transaction:

24th March 2004

11. Date company informed:

29 March 2004

12. Total holding following this notification:

66,066,824 ordinary shares

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

3.29%

14. Additional Information:

Lehman Brothers International (Europe) notified the Company that it had an interest as at the close of business on 24 March 2004 in 66,066,824 ordinary shares of Prudential plc.

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Contact name for Enquiries

Jennie Webb

020 7548 6027

Company official responsible for making notification

Bob Walker, Deputy Group Secretary

020 7548 3848