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Prudential plc Notice of Dividend Amount 2021

Mar 3, 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)

2020 SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND

Prudential plc (“Prudential”) has today announced its 2020 second interim dividend of 10.73 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.

Any person who has acquired shares registered on the Hong Kong branch register but who has not lodged the share transfer with Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong should do so before 4:30 p.m. (Hong Kong time) on Friday, 26 March 2021 in order to receive the 2020 second interim dividend.

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 HK share registrar on or before 23 April 2021. Further information is available at www.prudentialplc.com/investors/shareholder-information/dividend/dividendcurrency-election

The corresponding amount per share in pounds sterling and Hong Kong dollars is expected to be announced on or about 5 May 2021. 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 prior to the 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.

2020 second interim dividend timetable

2020 second interim dividend timetable
Ex-dividend date 25 March 2021 (UK, Hong Kong and Singapore)
Record date 26 March 2021
Currency election window closes 23 April 2021 (UK and Hong Kong)
Dividend Re-investment Plan election windowcloses 23 April 2021 (UK)
Pound sterling and Hong Kong dollar amount pershare announced On or about 5 May 2021
Payment date 14 May 2021 (UK, Hong Kong and ADR holders)On or about 21 May 2021 (Singapore)
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Registrars contact details

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Register Contact information
UK regEquini ister:ti Limited Telephone: +44 (0) 371 384 2035*Textel: 0371 384 2255 (for hard of hearing)Lines are open from 8.30am to 5pm (UK), Monday toFriday.*Please use the country code when calling from outsidethe UK
Hong Kong register:Computershare Hong Kong InvestorServices Limited Telephone: +852 2862 8555Lines are open from 9:00am to 6:00pm (HKT), Mondayto 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

About Prudential plc

Prudential plc is an Asia-led portfolio of businesses focused on structural growth markets. The business helps people get the most out of life through life and health insurance, and retirement and asset management solutions. Prudential plc has 20 million customers and is listed on stock exchanges in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and New York. Prudential plc 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

3 March 2021, London

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of Prudential plc comprises:

Chair

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, David John Alexander Law ACA, Kaikhushru Shiavax Nargolwala FCA, 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 and Yok Tak Amy Yip

* For identification purposes

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