Prudential PLC - announces Director/PDMR Shareholding


LONDON, UK -- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 27, 2006 --


NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required
by DR 3.1.4R(1).


(1)        An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating 
           to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 
           16, 23 and 24.
(2)        An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating 
           the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8,13, 14, 
           16, 23 and 24.
(3)        An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a 
           director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should 
           complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.
(4)        An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument
           relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should 
           complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.



Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters.

1. Name of the issuer

Prudential plc

2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in
accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or

(ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (as
extended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985; or

(iii) both (i) and (ii)

Philip Broadley, Nick Prettejohn - Prudential plc, Egg Banking plc - iii

Sir David Clementi, Michael Garrett, Clark Manning, Michael McLintock, Roberto
Mendoza, Kathleen O'Donovan, Mark Tucker - Prudential plc - iii

Rebecca Burrows, Peter Maynard, Priscilla Vacassin - i

3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

Philip Broadley, Sir David Clementi, Michael Garrett, Clark Manning, Michael
McLintock, Roberto Mendoza, Kathleen O'Donovan, Nick Prettejohn, Mark Tucker,
Rebecca Burrows, Peter Maynard, Priscilla Vacassin

4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person
discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the
connected person

Gillian Broadley - wife of Philip Broadley

Bryony Maynard - wife of Peter Maynard

5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person
referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

Notification relates to the persons named in 3 and 4 above

6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or
financial instruments relating to shares

ordinary shares of 5p each

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

(See section 9 for the number of shares held)

Philip Broadley & Gillian Broadley - in own name

Philip Broadley & Gillian Broadley - shares held in an ISA in name of Rock
Nominees Limited

Philip Broadley - shares held in Trust in the name of BWCI Trust Company Limited

Sir David Clementi - shares held in the name of Frank Nominees Limited at
Kleinwort Benson

Michael Garrett - in own name

Michael Garrett - shares held in Trust in the name of HSBC Global Custody
Nominees UK Limited

Clark Manning - in own name

Roberto Mendoza -shares held in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees)
Limited

Michael McLintock - shares held in Trust in the name of BWCI Trust Company
Limited

Kathleen O'Donovan - in own name

Nick Prettejohn - in own name

Mark Tucker - in own name

Mark Tucker - shares held in Trust in the name of BWCI Trust Company Limited

Rebecca Burrows - shares held in Trust in the name of BWCI Trust Company Limited

Peter Maynard & Bryony Maynard - in own name

Peter Maynard - shares held in Trust in the name of BWCI Trust Company Limited

Priscilla Vacassin - shares held in Trust in the name of BWCI Trust Company
Limited



8 State the nature of the transaction

Scrip dividend on ordinary shares of Prudential plc - see section 9



9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
acquired

Philip Broadley

262 ordinary shares (255 shares for the Director and 7 shares for his spouse)

41 ordinary shares on shares held in an ISA with Rock Nominees Limited (32
shares on behalf of the Director and 9 shares on behalf of his spouse)

356 ordinary shares acquired in respect of shares held in Trust under the
Director's Deferred Share Award under the Prudential Annual Incentive Plan

Sir David Clementi - 304 ordinary shares in respect of the shares held with
Kleinwort Benson

Michael Garrett

5 ordinary shares

158 ordinary shares in respect of shares held in the name of HSBC Global Custody
Nominees UK Limited

Clark Manning - 238 ordinary shares

Roberto Mendoza - 1,990 ordinary shares in respect of shares held in the name of
Goldman Sachs (Nominees) Limited

Michael McLintock - 2,191 ordinary shares acquired in respect of shares held in
Trust under the Director's Deferred Share Award under the Prudential Annual
Incentive Plan

Kathleen O'Donovan - 79 ordinary shares

Nick Prettejohn - 93 ordinary share

Mark Tucker

853 ordinary shares

318 ordinary shares acquired in respect of shares held in Trust under the
Director's Deferred Share Award under the Prudential Annual Incentive Plan

Rebecca Burrows - 139 ordinary shares acquired in respect of shares held in
Trust under the Director's Deferred Share Award under the Prudential Annual
Incentive Plan

Peter Maynard

161 ordinary shares (73 shares for the Director and 88 shares for his spouse)

397 ordinary shares acquired in respect of shares held in Trust under the
Director's Deferred Share Award under the Prudential Annual Incentive Plan

Priscilla Vacassin - 33 ordinary shares acquired in respect of shares held in
Trust under the Director's Deferred Share Award under the Prudential Annual
Incentive Plan

10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should
not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

Philip Broadley Less than 0.00003%

Sir David Clementi Less than 0.00002%

Michael Garrett Less than 0.000007%

Clark Manning Less than 0.00001%

Roberto Mendoza Less than 0.00009%

Michael McLintock Less than 0.00009%

Kathleen O'Donovan Less than 0.000004%

Nick Prettejohn Less than 0.000004%

Mark Tucker Less than 0.00005%

Rebecca Burrows Less than 0.000006%

Peter Maynard Less than 0.00003%

 Priscilla Vacassin Less than 0.000002%

11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
disposed

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12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should
not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

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13. Price per share or value of transaction

577.0p

14. Date and place of transaction

27 October 2006, London

15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following
notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)

Philip Broadley 769,290 (Less than 0.04%)

Sir David Clementi 33,582 (Less than 0.002%)

Michael Garrett 17,585 (Less than 0.0008%)

Clark Manning 896,075 (Less than 0.04%)

Roberto Mendoza 214,675 (Less than 0.009%)

Michael McLintock 527,140 (Less than 0.03%)

Kathleen O'Donovan 11,900 (Less than 0.0005%)

Nick Prettejohn 298,449 (Less than 0.02%)

Mark Tucker 892,921 (Less than 0.04%)

Rebecca Burrows 185,951 (Less than 0.008%)

Peter Maynard 366,054 (Less than 0.02%)

Priscilla Vacassin 151,703 (Less than 0.007%)

16. Date issuer informed of transaction

27 October 2006

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes

17 Date of grant

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18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised

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

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20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

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

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

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23. Any additional information

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24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Jennie Webb, Group Secretarial, 020 7548 2027

Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making
notification

Sue Windridge, Company Secretary Prudential UK, 020 7548 2607

Date of notification

27 October 2006

Prudential plc is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc, a
company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America

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