Director Shareholding

Prudential PLC
15 March 2002

15 March 2002

PRUDENTIAL PLC ANNOUNCEMENT

Schedule 11 - Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons



No of Reports in announcement: 1

 1. Name of director:

    Jonathan W Bloomer, Mark E Tucker

 2. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
    of the director named in 1 above or holding of that person's spouse or
    children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest:

    Directors named above

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

    Jonathan W Bloomer (331,426 shares)

    Mark E Tucker (255,234 shares)

 4. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
    director named in 1 above and identify the connected person(s):

    N/A

 5. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
    indicate whether general/single/Company on PEP and if discretionary/
    non-discretionary:

    See additional information

 6. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

    See additional information

 7. Percentage of issued class:

    N/A

 8. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

    See additional information

 9. Percentage of issued class:


        N/A

10. Class of security:

    Shares of 5p each

11. Price per share:

    N/A

12. Date of transaction:

    15 March 2002

13. Date company informed:

    15 March 2002

14. Total holding following this transaction:

    See above point 3

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

    Jonathan W Bloomer: Less than 0.02%

    Mark E Tucker: Less than 0.02%

    If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
    following fields:

16. Date of grant:

    N/A

17. Period during which or date on which exercisable:

    N/A

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

    N/A

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

    N/A

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

    N/A

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


        N/A



Additional information:

Vesting in the beneficial ownership of the above named director Jonathan W
Bloomer an option over 8,170 shares being 22.5% of the original conditional
award previously announced on 30 March 1999. Mr Jonathan W Bloomer ceased to be
interested in the balance of 28,138 shares under the conditional award.

Vesting in the beneficial ownership of the above named director Mark E Tucker an
option over 6,450 shares being 22.5% of the original conditional award
previously announced on 30 March 1999. Mr Mark E Tucker ceased to be interested
in the balance of 22,214 shares under the conditional award.

                              -ENDS-

Contact name for Enquiries

Jennie Webb

020 7548 6027

Company official responsible for making notification

Tony Lee, Deputy Group Secretary

020 7548 3805


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