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Dividend Information





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, except holders of American Depositary Shares.

Dividend timetable

2009 interim 2009 second
interim		 2010 interim
Ex-dividend date 19 August 2009 7 April 2010 18 August 2010 (for UK, Irish and Singapore shareholders)
19 August 2010 (for Hong Kong shareholders)
Record date 21 August 2009 9 April 2010 20 August 2010
Scrip reference price announced 26 August 2009 14 April 2010 25 August 2010
Payment of dividend 24 September 2009 27 May 2010 23 September 2010 (for UK and Irish shareholders)
24 September (for Hong Kong shareholders)
30 September (for Singapore shareholders)


27 August 2010 Scrip mandate deadline for 2010 interim dividend (Singapore Shareholders)
1 September 2010 Scrip mandate deadline for 2010 interim dividend (Hong Kong and Irish Shareholders)
2 September 2010 Scrip mandate deadline for 2010 interim dividend (UK Shareholders)

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

  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Interim dividend per share (GBp) 5.42 5.70 5.99 6.29 6.61
Interim scrip dividend reference price (GBp) 577.00 647.40 544.90 526.28 569.3
Final dividend per share (GBp) 11.72 12.30 12.91 13.56*  
Final scrip dividend reference price (GBp) 742.80 664.20 358.10 569.60*  

* Second interim dividend

The scrip dividend reference price is used to calculate how many shares will be allotted 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 taken from the Daily Official List of the London Stock Exchange for the five business days commencing on the ex-dividend date. The number of scrip shares per ordinary share calculated using the sterling scrip reference price will also be used to calculate scrip entitlements for Hong Kong and Singapore shareholders.

Scrip dividend information and forms


If you wish to elect to receive a scrip dividend instead of a cash dividend for all future dividends in respect of which a scrip alternative is offered, please print, complete and return the relevant scrip dividend mandate form. The scrip circular or booklet and mandate form relevant to your jurisdiction or the register on which you hold your shares can be found on the shareholder forms page. 		 
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