Prudential plc - 2019 second interim dividend

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Prudential PLC
11 March 2020
 

11 March 2020

 

Dividend Declaration

 

Prudential has today announced its 2019 second interim dividend of 25.97 US cents per ordinary share.

 

As announced in the Circular published on 25 September 2019, Prudential has changed the presentation currency for its consolidated financial statements from pounds sterling to US dollars, starting with the full year ended 31 December 2019. Prudential now determines and declares its dividends in US dollars, commencing with dividends paid in 2020, including the 2019 second interim dividend.

 

Shareholders holding shares on the UK or Hong Kong share registers will continue to receive their dividend payments in either pounds sterling or Hong Kong dollars respectively, unless they elect otherwise.

 

Shareholders holding shares on the UK or Hong Kong registers may elect to receive dividend payments in US dollars. Elections must be made through the relevant UK or Hong Kong share registrar on or before 23 April 2020. Further information is available at www.prudentialplc.com/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 about 30 April 2020. The US dollar to pound sterling and Hong Kong dollar conversion rates will be determined by the actual rates achieved by Prudential buying those currencies during the two working days preceding the subsequent announcement.

 

Holders of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) will continue to 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 continue to receive their dividend payments in Singapore dollars at an exchange rate determined by CDP.

 

2019 second interim dividend timetable

 

Ex-dividend date

26 March 2020 (UK, Hong Kong and Singapore)

Record date

27 March 2020 (UK, Hong Kong and Singapore)

Currency election window closes

23 April 2020 (UK and Hong Kong)

Dividend Re-investment Plan election window closes

23 April 2020 (UK)

Pound sterling and Hong Kong dollar amount per share declared

On or about 30 April 2020

Payment date

15 May 2020

On or about 22 May 2020 (Singapore)

 

Registrars contact details

 

Register

Contact information

UK register:

Equiniti Limited

Telephone: 0371 384 2035

Textel: 0371 384 2255

Telephone (outside the UK): +44 121 415 7026

 

Lines are open from 8.30am to 5.30pm (UKT), Monday to Friday excluding UK bank holidays

 

Hong Kong register:

Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited

Telephone: +852 2862 8555

 

Lines are open from 9:00am to 6:00pm (HKT) , Monday to Friday

 

Enquiries:

 

Media


Investors/Analysts


Jonathan Oliver

+44 (0)20 3977 9500

Patrick Bowes

+44 (0)20 3977 9702

Tom Willetts

+44 (0)20 3977 9760

William Elderkin

+44 (0)20 3977 9215

 

 


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