28 August 2024
2024 FIRST Interim
Dividend
Prudential plc ("Prudential") has
today announced its 2024 first interim dividend of 6.84 US cents
per ordinary share.
Shareholders holding shares on the
UK or Hong Kong share registers will receive their dividend
payments in either pounds sterling or Hong Kong dollars
respectively, unless they elect to receive dividend payments in US
dollars. Elections for US dollar payments must be made through the
relevant UK or Hong Kong share
registrar on or before 30 September 2024. Further information is available at
https://www.prudentialplc.com/en/investors/shareholder-information/dividend/dividend-currency-election
The corresponding amount per share
in pounds sterling and Hong Kong dollars is expected to be
announced on or around 9 October 2024. The US dollar to pound
sterling and to Hong Kong dollar conversion rates will be
determined by the actual rates achieved by Prudential buying those
currencies.
Holders of American Depositary
Receipts ("ADRs") will receive their dividend payments in US
dollars through JPMorgan, the ADR Depositary.
Shareholders holding an interest in
Prudential shares through The Central Depository (Pte) Limited
("CDP") in Singapore will receive their dividend payments in
Singapore dollars, at the prevailing market rate.
All shares bought back by Prudential
awaiting cancellation on the Record Date are not eligible for the
2024 first interim dividend.
A dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP)
will continue to be offered to shareholders on the UK register. The
DRIP enables the relevant shareholders to elect to invest their
cash dividends in the purchase of Prudential shares in the market.
Further information is available at
https://www.prudentialplc.com/en/investors/shareholder-information/dividend/dividend-reinvestment-plan
The Group continues to explore the
use of scrip dividends, including issuance only on the Hong Kong
line and the dilutive effect being neutralised by a share buy back
on the London line. If a scrip dividend alternative is to be
offered in respect of the 2024 first interim dividend, the Group
will make an announcement to that effect on or before 4 September
2024 (in the absence of such announcement, no scrip dividend
alternative is to be offered in respect of the 2024 first interim
dividend).
2024
first interim dividend timetable
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Ex-dividend date
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5 September 2024 (Hong Kong, UK and
Singapore)
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Record date
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6 September 2024
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Deadline for receipt of currency
elections
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30 September 2024 (Hong Kong and
UK)
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Deadline for receipt of Dividend
Re-investment Plan elections
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30 September 2024
(UK)
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Pound sterling and Hong Kong dollar
amount per share announced
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On or around 9 October
2024
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Payment date
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23 October 2024 (Hong Kong, UK and
ADR holders)
On or around 30 October 2024
(Singapore)
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Registrars' contact details
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Register
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Contact
details
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UK
register:
Computershare Investor Services PLC
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The Pavilions, Bridgwater
Road,
Bristol, BS99 6ZZ, United
Kingdom.
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Telephone: +44 (0)370 707
1507
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Lines are open from 8.30am to 5.30pm
(UK time), Monday to Friday excluding weekends and bank
holidays.
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Hong Kong register:
Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services
Limited
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17M Floor, Hopewell
Centre,
183 Queen's Road East,
Wan Chai, Hong
Kong.
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Telephone: +852 2862 8555
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Lines are open from 9.00am to 6.00pm
(Hong Kong time), Monday to Friday excluding weekends and bank
holidays.
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Singapore register
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Shareholders who have shares
standing to the credit of their securities accounts with the
CDP in Singapore may refer queries to the CDP.
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Enquiries regarding shares held in
Depository Agent Sub-accounts should be directed to
your Depository Agent or broker.
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Email: asksgx@sgx.com
Telephone: +65 6535 7511
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Lines are open from
8.30am to 5.00pm (Singapore time), Monday to
Friday excluding weekends and public holidays.
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US
ADRs
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Shareowner Services
P.O. Box 64504, St. Paul,
MN 55164-0504, USA.
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Telephone: +1 800 990
1135,
or from outside the USA +1 651 453
2128
or log on to www.adr.com
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Lines are open from 7.00am to 7.00pm
(Eastern Standard time), Monday to Friday excluding weekends and
bank holidays.
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Contacts
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Media
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Investors/Analysts
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Simon Kutner
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+44 (0)7581 023260
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Patrick Bowes
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+852 9611
2981
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Sonia Tsang
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+852 5580 7525
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William Elderkin
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+44 (0)20 3977 9215
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Darwin Lam
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+852 2918 6348
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About Prudential plc
Prudential plc provides life and
health insurance and asset management in 24 markets across Asia and
Africa. Prudential's mission is to be the most trusted partner and
protector for this generation and generations to come, by providing
simple and accessible financial and health solutions. The business
has dual primary listings on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (2378)
and the London Stock Exchange (PRU). It also has a secondary
listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange (K6S) and a listing on the
New York Stock Exchange (PUK) in the form of American Depositary
Receipts. It is a constituent of the Hang Seng Composite Index and
is also included for trading in the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock
Connect programme and the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect
programme.
Prudential is not affiliated in any
manner with Prudential Financial, Inc. a company whose principal
place of business is in the United States of America, nor with The
Prudential Assurance Company Limited, a subsidiary of M&G plc,
a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.
The ISIN code for the ordinary
shares of Prudential is GB0007099541 and the TIDM code is
PRU.
https://www.prudentialplc.com/