Rule 8.1- Prudential plc

Aviva PLC 21 March 2006 FORM 8.1 DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Morley Fund Management Limited ( a subsidiary of Aviva plc) Company dealt in Prudential plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary GBP0.05 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 20 March 2006 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 46,712,718 1.930% 0 0% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 0% 0 0% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 0% 0 0% Total 46,712,718 1.930% 0 0% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 0 0% 0 0% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 0% 0 0% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 0% 0 0% Total 0 0% 0 0% (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American, e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) Exercise of Call Option written by 120,000 GBP5.50 Morley Fund Management Limited The disposal of the 120,000 Prudential plc shares by Morley Fund Management Limited was pursuant to a contractual obligation entered into prior to the commencement of the offer period. The Panel Executive has informed Aviva, on an ex parte basis, that such transaction is permitted and has no Code consequences. (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. None. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 21 March 2006 Contact name Neil Whittaker Telephone number 01603 684420 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Aviva plc Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) 1 Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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