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Merrill Lynch Investment ManagersLd24 March 2006 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Group LimitedCompany dealt in Prudential PlcClass of relevant security to 5p ordinary shareswhich the dealings beingdisclosed relate (Note 2)Date of dealing 23rd 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 65,780,750 2.71%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 26,000 0.00%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 65,806,750 2.71% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Prudence Bond 658724G Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1 0.00%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal (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) Purchase 27,944 719.50p Purchase 561,385 724.50p Purchase 100,000 725.00p Purchase 5,500 728.00p Sale 539 720.00p Sale 5,072 724.08p Sale 1,112 724.62p Sale 10,600 725.00p (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)CFD CFD Long 12,000 725.08p (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name,e.g. Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneypaidcall option selling, securities to which price American, date /received per purchasing, the option relates European etc. unit (Note 5) varying etc. (Note 7) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. None.............................................................................. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 24th March 2006Contact name Andrea RoweTelephone number 0207 964 5641If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which N/AconnectedIf a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) N/A Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Prudential