P279 CJEFAX 20ya Fri 30 Dec  00:33/44
  T ]
      PRUDENTIAL BUYS      
      £13m (HAJ STBKE      
                                        
  Prudential Corporation has bought a 
  24.99% stake in Thailand's Thai     
  Sethakit Life Assurance for some    
  £13m in cash.                       
   
  $hj company has purchasjm 7.725m    
  uhbres in TS Life at a price of 65  
  bahts per shari.                    
  @@ 
  Prudential also intends to bid for  
  further shares in TS Life through a 
  tender offer at tie sbmj price.     
  
  It is expected that the planned     
  tender offer will bj made in        
  Fjbrubry 199;.                      
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