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Dividend Information



SCRIP Dividend





Prudential generally offers shareholders the opportunity to receive dividends in the form of shares instead of cash. This is known as a Scrip Dividend.

The number of shares you will receive is calculated by dividing the total cash dividend due on each shareholding by the scrip dividend reference price.

The scrip dividend is offered to all shareholders on the UK register and Irish Branch register

Dividend timetable

2008 final

2009 interim

Ex-dividend date 08 April 2009 19 August 2009
Record date 14 April 2009 21 August 2009
Scrip reference price announced 17 April 2009 26 August 2009
Payment of dividend 22 May 2009 24 September 2009

Scrip mandate deadline for 2008 final dividend (Irish Shareholders) 30 April 2009
Scrip mandate deadline for 2008 final dividend (UK Shareholders) 1 May 2009

In order to participate in the scrip dividend for the 2008 final dividend, your scrip mandate form must reach the Company registrars by 5.00pm on 1 May 2009 (the deadline date for Irish Branch shareholders is 5.00pm on 30 April 2009).

These dates are updated regularly in respect of each forthcoming dividend.

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Interim dividend per share (GBp) 5.19 5.30 5.42 5.70 5.99
Interim scrip dividend reference price (GBp) 428.55 510.80 577.00 647.40 544.90
Final dividend per share (GBp) 10.65 11.02 11.72 12.30 12.91
Final scrip dividend reference price (GBp) 481.70 690.60 742.80 664.20 358.10

The scrip dividend reference price is used to calculate how many shares will be paid to shareholders if they elect to receive their dividend in the form of shares instead of cash. The scrip dividend reference price is calculated as the average of the middle market quotations for Prudential’s ordinary shares as derived from the Daily Official List of the London Stock Exchange for the five business days commencing on the ex-dividend date.

Scrip dividend mandate form and booklet


If you wish to elect to receive a scrip dividend instead of a cash dividend for all future dividends on which a scrip alternative is offered, please print, complete and return the scrip dividend mandate form to our registrars, Equiniti. Full details of the service can be found in the scrip dividend booklet.

For Irish Branch Register shareholders, please print, complete and return the Irish scrip dividend mandate form to our Irish Branch Register registrars, Capita Corporate Registrars plc. Full details of the service can be found in the Irish scrip dividend booklet.

 
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