Prudential plc Announces New Director Details/Shares


LONDON, UK, Sept. 1, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- 1 September 2004

Prudential plc

No of Reports in announcement: 2

1. Disclosure director's details - Michael Garrett

Following the announcement on 17 June 2004 of the appointment of Michael Garrett as a non-executive director with effect from 1 September 2004 we hereby confirm the following as required by Listing Rules 16.4 and 6.F.2(b) to (g):

Directorships held in publicly quoted companies in the five years prior to appointment

Current Directorships

Nestle India Bhd., Malaysia

Nestle Milkpack Ltd., Pakistan

Nestle Nigeria PLC, Nigeria

Osem Investments Ltd., Israel

Former Directorships

n/a

There are no details to be disclosed that may otherwise have been required by paragraphs 6.F.2(b) to (g) and 16.4(a) of the Listing Rules.

2. Schedule 11 - Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons Holders in Prudential plc

1. Name of director:

Michael William Oliver Garrett

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:

Director 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):

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited

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

See 2 above

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

Mr Garrett was interested in shares in Prudential plc and Egg plc (as set out in 6 below) as at 1 September 2004, being the date on which he became a director of Prudential plc, and whose appointment was previously announced on 17 June 2004.

6. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

Prudential plc: 10,000 ordinary shares

Egg plc: Nil

7. Percentage of issued class:

Less than 0.0005%

8. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

N/a

9. Percentage of issued class:

N/a

10. Class of security:

Prudential plc: Ordinary shares of 5p each

Egg plc: Ordinary shares of 50p each

11. Price per share:

N/a

12. Date of transaction:

See 5 above

13. Date company informed:

N/a

14. Total holding following this transaction:

Prudential plc: 10,000 ordinary shares of 5p each

Egg plc: Nil

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

Less than 0.0005%

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

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Additional information:

Contact name for Enquiries

Sylvia Mitchell

020 7548 3826

Company official responsible for making notification

John Price, Deputy Group Secretary

020 7548 3805



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