SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the month of December, 2004 PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (Translation of registrant's name into English) LAURENCE POUNTNEY HILL, LONDON, EC4R 0HH, ENGLAND (Address of principal executive offices) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F X Form 40-F Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes No X If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- Enclosures: Director Shareholding announcement released on 23 December 2004 23 December 2004 PRUDENTIAL PLC ANNOUNCEMENT Schedule 11 - Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons Holders in Prudential plc No of Reports in announcement: 1. Name of director: Jonathan Bloomer, Philip Broadley, Mark Norbom, Michael McLintock, G Mark Wood, Clark Manning 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): BWCI Trust Company 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): 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: Further to the Rights Issue announcement on 19 October 2004 the following adjustments have been made to conditional awards held under the rules of the Prudential Restricted Share Plan, deferred share awards made under the Annual Incentive Plan, an award of shares under the Prudential On Appointment Share Award and options held under the Restricted Share Plan and the Prudential Savings-Related Share Option Scheme - See additional information 6. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired: See additional information 7. Percentage of issued class: See additional information 8. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed: N/A 9. Percentage of issued class: N/A 10. Class of security: Ordinary shares of 5p each in Prudential plc 11. Price per share: N/A 12. Date of transaction: N/A 13. Date company informed: 22 December 2004 14. Total holding following this transaction: See additional information 15. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: See additional information 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: Jonathan Bloomer Conditional awards held under the Prudential Restricted Share Plan Award Date Original Award Rights Issue Adjustment Award after the Adjustment 2 April 2002 177,110 8,693 185,803 2 April 2003 266,527 13,083 279,610 2 April 2004 401,708 19,718 421,426 Options held under the Prudential Restricted Share Plan Date of Grant Original Options Granted Rights Issue Adjustment Options after the Adjustment 17 March 2000 56,859 2,791 59,650 2 April 2001 38,581 1,893 40,474 15 March 2002 8,170 401 8,571 Number of shares acquired: 46,579 Percentage of Issued Capital: Less than 0.002% Total shareholding following this transaction: 1,714,918 Percentage of Issued Capital: Less than 0.08% Philip Broadley Conditional awards held under the Prudential Restricted Share Plan Award Date Original Award Rights Issue Adjustment Award after the Adjustment 2 April 2002 85,990 4,220 90,210 2 April 2003 127,653 6,266 133,919 2 April 2004 200,854 9,859 210,713 Deferred Share Award under the Prudential Annual Incentive Plan Award Date Original Award and accumulated Rights Issue Adjustment Award after the Adjustment dividends 9 March 2004 5,755 278 6,033 Number of shares acquired: 20,623 Percentage of Issued Capital: Less than 0.0009% Total shareholding following this transaction: 464,396 Percentage of Issued Capital: Less than 0.02% Clark Manning Conditional awards held under the Prudential Restricted Share Plan Award Date Original Award Rights Issue Adjustment Award after the Adjustment 2 April 2002 107,086 5,256 112,342 2 April 2003 141,874 6,964 148,838 2 April 2004 186,995 9,179 196,174 Number of shares acquired: 21,399 Percentage of Issued Capital: Less than 0.001% Total shareholding following this transaction: 481,517 Percentage of Issued Capital: Less than 0.03% Michael McLintock Conditional awards held under the Prudential Restricted Share Plan Award Date Original Award Rights Issue Adjustment Award after the Adjustment 2 April 2002 30,292 1,486 31,778 2 April 2003 43,486 2,134 45,620 2 April 2004 64,274 3,155 67,429 Deferred Share Award under the Prudential Annual Incentive Plan Award Date Original Award and accumulated Rights Issue Adjustment Award after the Adjustment dividends 9 March 2004 51,446 2,492 53,938 Number of shares acquired: 9,267 Percentage of Issued Capital: Less than 0.0004% Total shareholding following this transaction: 254,452 Percentage of Issued Capital: Less than 0.02% Mark Norbom Conditional awards held under the Prudential Restricted Share Plan Award Date Original Award Rights Issue Adjustment Award after the Adjustment 2 April 2004 190,811 9,366 200,177 Award of shares under the Prudential on appointment share award Award Date Original Award Rights Issue Adjustment Award after the Adjustment 3 September 2004 14,622 717 15,339 3 September 2004 14,622 717 15,339 3 September 2004 85,173 4,180 89,353 3 September 2004 30,118 1,478 31,596 3 September 2004 14,622 717 15,339 3 September 2004 395,417 19,409 414,826 Number of shares acquired: 36,584 Percentage of Issued Capital: Less than 0.002% Total shareholding following this transaction: 783,235 Percentage of Issued Capital: Less than 0.04% G Mark Wood Conditional awards held under the Prudential Restricted Share Plan Award Date Original Award Rights Issue Adjustment Award after the Adjustment 2 April 2002 87,994 4,316 92,260 2 April 2003 131,861 6,472 138,333 2 April 2004 200,854 9,859 210,713 Deferred Share Award under the Prudential Annual Incentive Plan Award Date Original Award and accumulated Rights Issue Adjustment Award after the Adjustment dividends 22 March 2002 6,919 334 7,253 Number of shares acquired: 20,981 Percentage of Issued Capital: Less than 0.0009% Total shareholding following this transaction: 598,527 Percentage of Issued Capital: Less than 0.03% Rights Issue Adjustments to Options granted under the Prudential Savings-Related Option Scheme Director Date of Grant Options originally Rights Issue New Options after Granted Adjustment Adjustment Jonathan Bloomer 26 April 2000 2,247 110 2,357 Philip Broadley 15 April 2004 2,589 127 2,716 Michael McLintock 17 April 2003 5,866 287 6,153 G Mark Wood 4 October 2001 2,835 139 2,974 -ENDS- Contact name for Enquiries Jennie Webb 020 7548 2027 Company official responsible for making notification Bob Walker, Deputy Group Secretary 020 7548 3848 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Date: 23 December 2004 PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY By: /s/ Robert Walker Robert Walker Deputy Group Secretary