Holding in Company

Prudential PLC
2 April 2001



Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
Prudential plc

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
Barclays PLC

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:
Beneficial interest of Barclays PLC through its subsidiary Barclays Bank PLC.

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

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
See additional information below

6   Percentage of issued class:
See additional information below

7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
See additional information below

8   Percentage of issued class:
See additional information below

9   Class of security:
Shares of 5p each

10  Date of transaction:
29 and 30 March 2001

11  Date company informed:
2 April 2001

12  Total holding following this notification:
57,917,112

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
2.92%

14  Contact name for queries:
Robert Walker

15 Contact telephone number:
020 7548 3804

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Robert Walker
Deputy Group Secretary

17  Date of notification:
2 April 2001





Additional Information:
Barclays PLC through its subsidiary Barclays Bank PLC were interested in a
total of 59,491,089 shares on 29 March 2001, which gave rise to a notifiable
holding of 3.0%. Barclays PLC notified that it ceased to have a notifiable
holding on 30 March 2001. Both notifications were received by Prudential plc
on 2 April 2001.
Barclays PLC's current holding is 57,917,112, equal to 2.92%