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Prudential plc — Notice of Dividend Amount 2021
Aug 11, 2021
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Notice of Dividend Amount
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
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(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales under the number 01397169)
(Stock code: 2378)
2021 FIRST INTERIM DIVIDEND
Prudential plc (“Prudential”) has today announced its 2021 first interim dividend of 5.37 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 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 UK share registrar on or before 6 September 2021 or the Hong Kong share registrar on or before 13 September 2021. Further information is available at https://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 20 September 2021. The US dollar to pound sterling and the Hong Kong dollar conversion rates will be determined by the actual rates achieved by Prudential buying those currencies prior to the announcement.
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 an exchange rate determined by CDP.
2021 first interim dividend timetable
| 2021 first interim dividend timetable | |
|---|---|
| Ex-dividend date | 19 August 2021 (UK, Hong Kong and Singapore) |
| Record date | 20 August 2021 |
| Currency election window closes | 6 September 2021 (UK)13 September 2021 (Hong Kong) |
| Dividend Re-investment Plan election windowcloses | 6 September 2021 (UK) |
| Pound sterling and Hong Kong dollar amount pershare announced | On or about 20 September 2021 |
| Payment date | 28 September 2021 (UK, Hong Kong and ADR holders)On or about 5 October 2021 (Singapore) |
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Registrars’ contact details
| Registrars’ contact details | |
|---|---|
| Register | Contact information |
| UK register: | Telephone: +44 (0) 371 384 2035* |
| Equiniti Limited | Textel: 0371 384 2255 (for hard of hearing) |
| Lines are open from 8.30am to 5pm (UK), Monday to | |
| Friday. | |
| *Please use the country code when calling from outside | |
| the UK | |
| Hong Kong register: | Telephone: +852 2862 8555 |
| Computershare Hong Kong Investor | |
| Services Limited | Lines are open from 9:00am to 6:00pm (HKT), Monday |
| to Friday |
Contacts
| Media | Investors/Analysts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Willetts | +44 (0)20 3977 9760 | Patrick Bowes | +44 (0)20 3977 9702 |
| Addy Frederick | +44 (0)20 3977 9399 | William Elderkin | +44 (0)20 3977 9215 |
About Prudential plc
Prudential plc provides life and health insurance and asset management, with a focus on Asia and Africa. The business helps people get the most out of life, by making healthcare affordable and accessible and by promoting financial inclusion. Prudential protects people’s wealth, helps them grow their assets, and empowers them to save for their goals. The business has more than 17 million life customers in Asia and Africa and is listed on stock exchanges in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and New York. 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.
By order of the Board Prudential plc Tom Clarkson Company Secretary
11 August 2021, London
As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of Prudential plc comprises:
Chair
Baroness Shriti Vinodkant Vadera
Executive Directors
Michael Andrew Wells (Group Chief Executive) , Mark Thomas FitzPatrick CA and Stuart James Turner FCA FCSI FRM
Independent Non-executive Directors
Jeremy David Bruce Anderson CBE, Chua Sock Koong, David John Alexander Law ACA, Ming Lu, Anthony John Liddell Nightingale CMG SBS JP, The Hon. Philip John Remnant CBE FCA, Alice Davey Schroeder, Thomas Ros Watjen, Jane Fields Wicker-Miurin OBE, Jeanette Kai Yuan Wong and Yok Tak Amy Yip
* For identification purposes
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