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 April, 2005

                        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: New director details/shares


Date: 1 April 2005


Prudential plc

Number of reports in announcement: 2

disclosure director's details - Keki dadiseth

Director's details

Following the announcement on 16 December 2004 of the appointment of Keki
Dadiseth as a non-executive director with effect from 1 April 2005 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

Unilever Plc and Unilever N.V.

Indian Hotels Company

Member of the International Advisory Board of DaimlerChrysler

Former Directorships
Hindustan Lever Limited

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.

Schedule 11 - Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons

 1. Name of director:

    Keki Dadiseth


 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):

    2,500


 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:

    Keki Dadiseth was interested in shares in Prudential plc and Egg plc (as set
    out in 6 below) as at 1 April 2005, being the date on which he became a
    director of Prudential plc, and whose appointment was previously announced
    on 16 December 2004.


 6. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

    Prudential plc: 2,500

    Egg plc: Nil


 7. Percentage of issued class:

    Less than 0.0002%


 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: 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: 2,500

    Egg plc: Nil


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

    Less than 0.0002%



    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:



                              -ENDS-



Contact name for Enquiries

Sylvia Mitchell

020 7548 3826

Company official responsible for making notification

Bob Walker, Deputy Group Secretary

020 7548 3805


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 1 April, 2005

                                     PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 

                                      By: /s/  Robert Walker
                                              Deputy Group Secretary