Prudential plc — Share Issue/Capital Change 2019

Oct 3, 2019

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(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales under the number 01397169) (Stock code: 2378)

GRANT OF SHARE OPTIONS

This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 17.06A of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Listing Rules ”).

The Company announces that on 2 October 2019, options were granted over a total of 510,623 shares (the “ Options ”) to certain eligible agents of the Company, under the Prudential International Savings-Related Share Option Scheme for Non-Employees. A summary is set out below:

Date of grant : 2 October 2019

Exercise price of Options granted : GBP 11.12 per share Closing price of a Prudential GBP : GBP 13.935 per share 0.05 Ordinary Share on the date of grant

Validity periods of the Options : Three (3) years, exercisable from 1 December 2022 to 31 May 2023 Five (5) years, exercisable from 1 December 2024 to 31 May 2025

No Options were granted to the directors, chief executive or substantial shareholder of the Company, nor any of their associates (as defined in the Listing Rules).

Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries: Group Secretariat Jennie Webb +44 (0)20 3977 9750 Chris Smith +44 (0)20 3977 9639

Note:

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.

By order of the Board Prudential plc Thomas S. Clarkson Company Secretary

3 October 2019, London

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

Chairman

Paul Victor Falzon Sant Manduca

Executive Directors

Michael Andrew Wells (Group Chief Executive) , Mark Thomas FitzPatrick CA and Stuart James Turner FCA FCSI FRM

Independent Non-executive Directors

Sir Howard John Davies, 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 Amy Yok Tak Yip

* For identification purposes

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