Prudential plc announces Director Shareholding


LONDON, UK, April 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) --



                          SCHEDULE 11

    NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

Prudential plc

2. Name of director

Jonathan Bloomer, Philip Broadley, Michael McLintock

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 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 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

Directors named above

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

Jonathan Bloomer, Philip Broadley, Michael McLintock

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary The conditional awards made under the Restricted Share Plan in April 2001 have not resulted in a grant of options and consequently the directors named below have ceased to be interested in the shares stated.

Jonathan Bloomer: 135,301 shares

Philip Broadley: 57,401 shares

Michael McLintock: 25,420 shares

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

See 6 above

10. Percentage of issued class

N/A

11. Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 5p each

12. Price per share

N/A

13. Date of transaction

2 April 2004

14. Date company informed

2 April 2004

15. Total holding following this notification

Jonathan Bloomer - 814,830 shares

Philip Broadley - 227,234 shares

Michael McLintock - 121,510 shares

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Jonathan Bloomer - 0.04%

Philip Broadley - 0.0113%

Michael McLintock - 0.006%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes.

17. Date of grant

N/A

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A

20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

N/A

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise

N/A

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification

N/A

23. Any additional information

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Jennie Webb, 020 7548 6027

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

John Price, Deputy Group Secretary, 020 7548 3805

Date of Notification

2 April 2004



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