Director Shareholding

Prudential PLC
22 March 2001

                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1)  NAME OF COMPANY

PRUDENTIAL PLC



2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR


MR M G A 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 an non-beneficial interest

DIRECTOR 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)


THE FIRST BRITISH FIXED TRUST COMPANY LIMITED

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

N/A

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

1,064


8)   (LESS THAN 0.00005%)
    of issued Class


9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

N/A


10)  ( N/A %)
    of issued Class


11) Class of security

5P SHARES



12) Price per share

751.5P


13) Date of transaction

21 MARCH 2001


14) Date company informed

21 MARCH 2001


15) Total holding following this notification

BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN 1,884 SHARES OF PRUDENTIAL PLC


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

LESS THAN 0.0002%


     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

ROBERT WALKER


24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries



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

    ROBERT WALKER

   Date of Notification                                 


Additional Information:
The purchase of 1,064 shares is included in the purchase of 263,343 shares for
the M&G Group Profit Sharing Scheme by the First British Fixed Trust Company
Limited for the benefit of employees of the M&G Group.