Dividend Declaration

Prudential PLC
28 August 2024
 

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

 

Ex-dividend date

5 September 2024 (Hong Kong, UK and Singapore)

Record date

6 September 2024

Deadline for receipt of currency elections

30 September 2024 (Hong Kong and UK)

Deadline for receipt of Dividend Re-investment Plan elections

30 September 2024 (UK)

Pound sterling and Hong Kong dollar amount per share announced

On or around 9 October 2024

 

Payment date

23 October 2024 (Hong Kong, UK and ADR holders)

 

On or around 30 October 2024 (Singapore)

 

 



 

Registrars' contact details

 

Register

Contact details

UK register:

Computershare Investor Services PLC

The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road,

Bristol, BS99 6ZZ, United Kingdom.

Telephone: +44 (0)370 707 1507

Lines are open from 8.30am to 5.30pm (UK time), Monday to Friday excluding weekends and bank holidays.

Hong Kong register:

Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited

17M Floor, Hopewell Centre,

183 Queen's Road East,

 Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

Telephone: +852 2862 8555

Lines are open from 9.00am to 6.00pm (Hong Kong time), Monday to Friday excluding weekends and bank holidays.

Singapore register

Shareholders who have shares standing to the credit of their securities accounts with the CDP in Singapore may refer queries to the CDP.

Enquiries regarding shares held in Depository Agent Sub-accounts should be directed to your Depository Agent or broker.

Email: asksgx@sgx.com

Telephone: +65 6535 7511

Lines are open from 8.30am to 5.00pm (Singapore time), Monday to Friday excluding weekends and public holidays.

US ADRs

Shareowner Services

P.O. Box 64504, St. Paul,

MN 55164-0504, USA.

Telephone: +1 800 990 1135,

or from outside the USA +1 651 453 2128

or log on to www.adr.com

Lines are open from 7.00am to 7.00pm (Eastern Standard time), Monday to Friday excluding weekends and bank holidays.

 

Contacts

 

Media

 

Investors/Analysts


Simon Kutner

+44 (0)7581 023260

Patrick Bowes

+852 9611 2981

Sonia Tsang

+852 5580 7525

William Elderkin

+44 (0)20 3977 9215



Darwin Lam

+852 2918 6348

 

 

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/

 

 

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