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Prudential PLC Capital/Financing Update 2019

Jul 8, 2019

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Capital/Financing Update

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PRUDENTIAL PLC

£10,000,000,000

Medium Term Note Programme

Series No: 41

Tranche No: 1

£300,000,000 3.875 per cent. Resettable Dated Tier 2 Notes due 20 July, 2049

Issued by

PRUDENTIAL PLC

(LEI: 5493001Z3ZE83NGK8Y12)

Issue Price: 99.525 per cent.

The date of the Final Terms is 8 July, 2019.

PART A – CONTRACTUAL TERMS

Terms used herein shall be deemed to be defined as such for the purposes of the Conditions set forth in the Prospectus dated 12 June, 2019 (the "Prospectus") which constitutes a base prospectus for the purposes of Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended or superseded, the "Prospectus Directive"). This document constitutes the Final Terms of the Notes described herein for the purposes of Article 5.4 of the Prospectus Directive and must be read in conjunction with the Prospectus. Full information on the Issuer and the offer of the Notes is only available on the basis of the combination of these Final Terms and the Prospectus. A summary of the Notes (which comprises the summary in the Prospectus as amended to reflect the provisions of these Final Terms) is annexed to these Final Terms. The Prospectus has been published on the website of the Regulatory News Service operated by the London Stock Exchange at http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-newshome.html and copies may be obtained during normal business hours, free of charge, from the registered office of the Issuer and the specified office of the Issue and Paying Agent for the time being in London.

PROHIBITION OF SALES TO EEA RETAIL INVESTORS - The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area ("EEA"). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "MiFID II"); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive 2002/92/EC (as amended or superseded), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive. Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the "PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPS Regulation.

MIFID II PRODUCT GOVERNANCE / PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS AND ELIGIBLE COUNTERPARTIES ONLY TARGET MARKET – Solely for the purposes of each manufacturer's product approval process, the target market assessment in respect of the Notes has led to the conclusion that: (i) the target market for the Notes is eligible counterparties and professional clients only, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) all channels for distribution of the Notes to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate. Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Notes (a "distributor") should take into consideration the manufacturers' target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to MiFID II is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Notes (by either adopting or refining the manufacturers' target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels.

NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 309B(1) OF THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ACT (CHAPTER 289) OF SINGAPORE (AS AMENDED OR MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE "SFA") – Solely for the purposes of its obligations pursuant to Sections 309B(1)(a) and 309B(1)(c) of the SFA, the Issuer has determined, and hereby notifies all persons, including all relevant persons (as defined in Section 309A(1) of the SFA), that the Notes are prescribed capital markets products (as defined in the Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018 of Singapore) and Excluded Investment Products (as defined in MAS Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on Recommendations on Investment Products).

1. (i) Series Number: 41
(ii) Tranche Number: 1
(iii) Date on which the Notes
will be consolidated and
form a single Series:
Not Applicable
2. Specified Currency: Sterling ("£")
3. Aggregate Nominal
Amount of Notes
-
Tranche:
£300,000,000
-
Series:
£300,000,000
4. Issue Price of Tranche: 99.525 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal
Amount
5. (i) Specified
Denomination(s):
£100,000 and integral multiples of £1,000 in
excess thereof up to and including £199,000.
No Notes in definitive form will be issued with a
denomination above £199,000.
(ii) Calculation Amount: £1,000
6. (i) Issue Date and Interest
Commencement Date:
10 July, 2019
(ii) Interest Commencement
Date (if different from the
Issue Date):
Not Applicable
7. Maturity Date (to be no
earlier than the tenth
anniversary of the Issue
Date):
20 July, 2049
8. Interest Basis: 3.875 per cent. Fixed Rate until 20 July, 2024,
then calculated in accordance with paragraph 14
below
9. Redemption/Payment
Basis:
Redemption at par
10. Change of Interest Basis
or Redemption/Payment
Basis:
Fixed Rate Reset Notes
11. Call/Substitution Options: Issuer Call
Issuer Optional Substitution
12. (i) Status of the Notes: Dated Tier 2 Notes
(ii) Date of Board/Committee
approval for issuance of
Notes obtained:
11 December, 2018 and 1 July, 2019
respectively

PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST (IF ANY) PAYABLE

13. Fixed Rate Note
Provisions
Not Applicable
14. Reset Note Provisions: Applicable
(i) Initial Rate of Interest: 3.875 per cent. per annum payable in arrear on
each Interest Payment Date
(ii) Interest Payment Date(s): 20 July and 20 January in each year up to and
including the Maturity Date, from and including
20 January, 2020
(iii) Day Count Fraction: Actual/Actual (ICMA)
(iv) Determination Date(s): 20 July and 20 January in each year
(v) Reset Date(s): 20 July, 2024 and each corresponding day and
month falling every five years thereafter
(vi) Subsequent Reset
Reference Rate(s) and
Subsequent Reset Reference Rate: Reference
Bond
Relevant Financial
Centre:
Relevant Financial Centre: Not Applicable
(vii) Reset Margin: In respect of the Reset Period commencing on
the first Reset Date, 3.500 per cent. per annum
(being the "Initial Margin"); and in respect of
each successive Reset Period thereafter, 4.500
per cent. per annum (being the sum of the Initial
Margin
and
1.00
per
cent.
(the
"Step-Up
Margin"))
(viii) Subsequent Reset Rate
Screen Page:
Not Applicable
(ix) Mid Swap Maturity: Not Applicable
(x) Reset Determination
Date:
1 Business Day prior to each Reset Date
(xi) Subsequent Reset Rate
Time:
11:00 a.m. (London time)
(xii) Mid Swap Rate
Replacement:
Not Applicable
(xiii) Deferral of Interest: Optional Interest Deferral
(xiv) Dividend and Capital
Restriction:
Applicable
15. Floating Rate Note
Provisions:
Not Applicable
16. Step-Up Rate of Interest: Applicable from and including 20 July, 2029 to
but excluding the Maturity Date
(i) Rate of Interest/Margin: See paragraph 14 above
(ii) Method of determination
of Rate of Interest:
See paragraph 14 above
(iii) Reset Date: See paragraph 14 above

PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION

17. (a) Issuer Call: Applicable
(i) Optional Redemption
Date(s):
20 July, 2024, 20 July, 2029 and each Interest
Payment Date thereafter
(ii) Optional Redemption
Amount(s):
£1,000 per Calculation Amount
(iii) If redemption in part: Not Applicable
(b) Tax Event Redemption: Not Applicable
(c) Tax Event Redemption
and Refinancing Option:
Applicable
(d) Regulatory Event
Redemption:
Not Applicable
(e) Regulatory Event
Redemption and
Applicable
Regulatory Event
Refinancing Option:
(f) Rating Event
Redemption:
Applicable
18. Final Redemption
Amount:
£1,000 per Calculation Amount
19. Early Redemption
Amount(s) payable on
redemption for taxation
reasons (where
applicable) or on event of
default:
£1,000 per Calculation Amount
20. Make Whole Redemption
Price:
Not Applicable
GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES
21. Form of Notes:
(i) Form: Bearer Notes:
Temporary Global Note exchangeable for
Permanent Global Note which is exchangeal
for Definitive Notes only upon an Exchange Eve
(ii) New Global Note: No
22. Additional Financial
Centre(s):
Not Applicable
23. Talons for future Coupons
to be attached to
Definitive Notes:
Yes, as the Notes have more than 27 coup
payments, Talons may be required if,
exchange into definitive form, more than
counon naymente are etill to he made

PART B – OTHER INFORMATION

1. LISTING AND ADMISSION TO TRADING

  • (i) Listing and admission to trading: Application has been made by the Issuer (or on its behalf) for the Notes to be listed on the Official List of the FCA and admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market with effect from 10 July, 2019.
  • (ii) Estimate of total expenses relating to admission to trading: £4,500

2. RATINGS

The Notes to be issued have been assigned the following ratings:

BBB by S&P Global Ratings Europe Limited A3 by Moody's Investors Service Ltd BBB by Fitch Ratings Limited

3. INTERESTS OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE

Save for any fees payable to the Managers, so far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the issue of the Notes has an interest material to the offer. The Managers and their affiliates have engaged, and may in the future engage, in investment banking and/or commercial banking transactions with, and may perform other services for, the Issuer and its affiliates in the ordinary course of business.

4. YIELD

Indication of yield: 3.980 per cent. per annum up to the First Reset Date. The yield is calculated at the Issue Date on the basis of the Issue Price. It is not an indication of future yield.

5. OPERATIONAL INFORMATION

ISIN Code: XS2025521886
Common Code: 202552188
CFI Code: See the website of the Association of National
Numbering
Agencies
(ANNA)
or
alternatively
sourced from the responsible National Numbering
Agency that assigned the ISIN/Not Applicable/Not
Available

FISN Code: See the website of the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) or alternatively sourced from the responsible National Numbering Agency that assigned the ISIN/Not Applicable/Not Available

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Any clearing system (s) other than DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg (together with the address of each such clearing system) and the relevant identification number(s):

Names and addresses of additional Paying Agent(s) (if any):

Intended to be held in a manner which would allow Eurosystem eligibility:

No. Whilst the designation is specified as "no" at the date of these Final Terms, should the Eurosystem eligibility criteria be amended in the future such that the Notes are capable of meeting them the Notes may then be deposited with one of the ICSDs as common safekeeper. Note that this does not necessarily mean that the Notes will then be recognised as eligible collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy and intra day credit operations by the Eurosystem at any time during their life. Such recognition will depend upon the ECB being satisfied that Eurosystem eligibility criteria have been met.

7. THIRD PARTY INFORMATION

Not Applicable

8. GENERAL

Applicable TEFRA exemption: D Rules
144A Eligible: Not 144A Eligible
Prohibition of Sales to EEA Retail
Investors:
Applicable
Notes intended to be Qualifying
Debt Securities for the purposes
of the Income Tax Act, Chapter
134 of Singapore:
No

ANNEX TO THE FINAL TERMS – SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE

Summaries are made up of disclosure requirements known as "Elements". These Elements are numbered in Sections A – E (A.1 – E.7). This summary contains all the Elements required to be included in a summary for the Notes and the Issuer. Because some Elements are not required to be addressed, there may be gaps in the numbering sequence of the Elements. Even though an Element may be required to be inserted in a summary because of the type of securities and issuer, it is possible that no relevant information can be given regarding the Element. In this case a short description of the Element should be included in the summary explaining why it is not applicable.

Section A – Introduction and Warnings
Element
A.1
This summary should be read as an introduction to the Prospectus and the
applicable Final Terms.

Any decision to invest in the Notes should be based on consideration of the
Prospectus as a whole, including any documents incorporated by reference
and the applicable Final Terms.

Where a claim relating to the information contained in the Prospectus and
the applicable Final Terms is brought before a court, the plaintiff investor
might, under the national legislation of the Member States, have to bear the
costs of translating the Prospectus before the legal proceedings are initiated.

Civil liability attaches to the Issuer solely on the basis of this summary,
including any translation of it, but only if the summary is misleading,
inaccurate or inconsistent when read together with the other parts of the
Prospectus and the applicable Final Terms or following the implementation
of the relevant provisions of Directive 2010/73/EU in the relevant Member
State, it does not provide, when read together with the other parts of the
Prospectus, key information in order to aid investors when considering
whether to invest in the Notes.
A.2 Not Applicable: certain Tranches of Notes with a denomination of less than
€100,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency) may be offered but only in
circumstances where there is an exemption from the obligation under the
Prospectus Directive to publish a prospectus in relation to the relevant offer.
Issue specific summary:
Not Applicable; the Notes are issued in denominations of at least €100,000 (or
its equivalent in any other currency).
Section B – Issuer
Element Title
B.1 Legal and commercial
name of the Issuer
Prudential plc.
B.2 Domicile and legal form
of the Issuer, legislation
The Issuer was incorporated in England and Wales as a
private company limited by shares on 1 November, 1978 and
under which the Issuer
operates and country of
incorporation
re-registered as a public company limited by shares under
the Companies Acts 1948 to 1980 on 20 January, 1982. On
1 October, 1999, it changed its name to Prudential public
limited company.
B.4b Known trends affecting
the Issuer and its
industry
Not Applicable. There are no particular trends indicated by
Prudential.
B.5 Description of the
Group and the Issuer's
position within the
Group
The Issuer is the holding company of all the companies in the
Prudential group (the "Prudential Group" or the "Group") and
its assets substantially comprise shares in and loans
advanced to such companies. It does not conduct any other
business and is accordingly dependent on the other
members of the Prudential Group and revenues received
from them.
The Prudential Group is an international financial services
group with operations in Asia, the United States, the United
Kingdom and Europe and Africa.
B.9 Where a profit forecast
or estimate is made,
state the figure
Not Applicable. The Issuer has not made any profit forecasts
or estimates in the Prospectus.
B.10 Any qualifications in the
audit report
Not Applicable. There are no qualifications in the audit reports
to the audited consolidated annual financial statements of the
Issuer for the financial year ended 31 December, 2017 or the
audited consolidated annual financial statements of the
Issuer for the financial year ended 31 December, 2018.
B.12 Selected historical key
financial information
regarding the Issuer
plus a statement that
there has been no
material adverse
change in the prospects
of the Issuer since the
date of its last audited
financial statements or
a description of any
material adverse
change and a
description of significant
changes in the financial
or trading position
subsequent to the
period covered by the
historical financial
information
The following tables present the profit and loss account and
balance sheet data for the years ended 31 December, 2017
and 31 December, 2018. The information has been derived
from the Issuer's audited consolidated financial statements
audited by KPMG LLP.
Audited Consolidated Financial Statements Year ended 31 December
2018 2017
£ million (unless otherwise
stated)
Statutory IFRS basis results
Gross premiums earned 47,224 44,005
Outward reinsurance premiums (14,023) (2,062)
Earned premiums, net of reinsurance 33,201 41,943
Investment return (10,263) 42,189
Other income* 1,993 2,258
Total revenue, net of reinsurance 24,931 86,390
Profit before tax attributable to shareholders 3,635 3,296
Tax charge attributable to shareholders' returns (622) (906)
Profit for the year 3,013 2,390
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the Issuer 3,010 2,389
Non-controlling interests 3 1
Supplementary IFRS basis information
Adjusted IFRS operating profit based on longer-term investment
returns:
Asia operations 2,164 1,975
US operations 1,919 2,224
UK and Europe operations 1,634 1,378
Other income and expenditure (725) (775)
Restructuring costs (165) (103)
Adjusted IFRS operating profit based on longer-term investment
returns
4,827 4,699
Short-term fluctuations in investment returns on shareholder
backed business
(558) (1,563)
Amortisation of acquisition accounting adjustments (46) (63)
(Loss) gain on disposal of businesses and corporate
transactions
(588) 223
Profit before tax attributable to shareholders 3,635 3,296
Tax charge attributable to shareholders' returns (622) (906)
Profit for the year 3,013 2,390
Operating earnings per share (reflecting adjusted IFRS
operating profit based on longer-term investment return)
156.6p 145.2p
* The 2017 comparative results have been re-presented from
those previously published for the deduction of certain expenses
against revenue following the adoption of IFRS 15, 'Revenue
from Contracts with Customers' in 2018.
Year ended 31 December
2018 2017
Basic earnings per share 116.9p 93.1p
Shareholders' equity excluding non-controlling interests £17.2bn £16.1bn
Dividends per share relating to reporting period:
First interim ordinary dividend 15.67p 14.50p
Second interim ordinary dividend 33.68p 32.50p
Total 49.35p 47.00p
Dividends per share paid in reporting period:
Current year first interim ordinary dividend 15.67p 14.50p
Second interim ordinary dividend for prior year 32.50p 30.57p
Total 48.17p 45.07p
Funds under management £657.3bn £669.3bn
The Issuer prepared the above accounts in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards
("IFRS") as endorsed by the European Union ("EU").
Statements of no significant or material adverse change
There has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of the Issuer and its subsidiaries
as a whole since 31 December, 2018.
whole since 31 December, 2018. There has been no material adverse change in the prospects of the Issuer and its subsidiaries as a
B.13 Recent events particular
to the Issuer which are
to a material extent
relevant to the
evaluation of the
Issuer's solvency
Not Applicable. There have been no recent events particular
to the Issuer which are to a material extent relevant to an
evaluation of the Issuer's solvency.
B.14 Description of the Group
and the Issuer's position
within the Group plus
dependence upon other
Group entities
See item B.5 for the Prudential Group and the Issuer's
position within the Prudential Group. The Issuer is the
holding company of all the companies in the Prudential
Group.
The Issuer's assets substantially comprise shares in, and
loans advanced to, Prudential Group companies. It does not
conduct any other business and is accordingly dependent on
the other members of the Prudential Group and revenues
received from them.
B.15 Issuer's principal
activities
The Issuer is the holding company of all the companies in
the Prudential Group and was incorporated on 1 November,
1978 under the laws of England and Wales and re-registered
as a public company limited by shares on 20 January, 1982.
The Prudential Group is an international financial services
group, with operations in Asia, the United States, the United
Kingdom and Europe and Africa. The Prudential Group is
structured around three main business units, which are
supported by central functions responsible for strategy, cash
and capital management, leadership development and
succession, reputation management and other core group
functions.
B.16 To the extent known to
the Issuer, whether the
Issuer is directly or
indirectly owned or
controlled and by whom
and the nature of such
control
The Issuer is not aware of any person or persons who does
or could, directly or indirectly, jointly or severally, exercise
control over the Issuer.
B.17 Credit ratings assigned
to the Issuer or its debt
securities at the request
or with the cooperation
of the Issuer in the rating
process
The Issuer has a short-term/long-term debt rating of P-1/A2
(stable
outlook)
by
Moody's
("Moody's"), A-1/A (stable outlook) by S&P Global Ratings
Europe Limited ("Standard & Poor's") and F1/A- (stable
outlook) by Fitch Ratings Limited ("Fitch"). The Programme
has been rated (P)A2 (Senior Notes) and (P)A3 (Tier 2
Investors Service
Ltd
Notes) by Moody's; A (Senior Notes) and BBB+ (Tier 2
Notes) by Standard & Poor's, and A- (Senior Notes) and BBB
(subordinated debt) by Fitch.
Each of Moody's, Standard & Poor's and Fitch is established
in the European Union and is registered under the CRA
Regulation.
Issue specific summary:
The Notes have been rated A3 by Moody's; BBB by Standard
& Poor's and BBB by Fitch.
A security rating is not a
recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be
subject to suspension, reduction or withdrawal at any time by
the assigning rating agency.
Section C - Securities
Element Title
C.1 Description of type
and class of the
Notes, including any
ISIN
The Notes described in this section are debt securities with
a denomination of less than €100,000 (or its equivalent in any
other currency) or at least €100,000 (or its equivalent in any
other currency). The Notes may be Fixed Rate Notes,
Floating Rate Notes, Reset Notes, Zero Coupon Notes or a
combination of the foregoing.
Issue specific summary:
The Notes are £300,000,000 3.875 per cent. Resettable
Dated Tier 2 Notes due 20 July, 2049.
The Notes have a Specified Denomination of £100,000 and
integral multiples of £1,000 in excess thereof up to and
including £199,000. No Notes in definitive form will be issued
with denomination above £199,000. International Securities
Identification Number (ISIN): XS2025521886.
C.2 Currency of the
Notes
Subject to compliance with all applicable laws, regulations
and directives, Notes may be issued in any currency agreed
between the Issuer and the relevant Dealer at the time of
issue.
Issue specific summary:
The currency of this Series of Notes is Pounds Sterling ("£").
C.5 Restrictions on the
free transferability of
the Notes
There are no restrictions on the free transferability of the
Notes.
C.8 Description of the
rights attached to the
Notes, including
Notes issued under the Programme will have terms and
conditions relating to, among other matters:
ranking and
limitations to those
Payments of interest and repayment of principal:
rights Other than Zero Coupon Notes, all Notes confer on a holder
thereof (a "Holder") the right to receive interest in respect of
each period for which Notes remain outstanding. All Notes
confer on a Holder the right to receive repayment of principal
on redemption. See below under C.9 for further details.

Ranking:

Issue specific summary:

The Tier 2 Notes will constitute direct, unsecured and subordinated obligations of the Issuer and will rank pari passu without preference among themselves. The rights of the Holders of the Tier 2 Notes against the Issuer to payment of any amounts under or arising from the Notes will, in the event of the winding-up of the Issuer, be subordinated to the claims of all Senior Creditors.

For these purposes, Senior Creditors means any creditors of the Issuer who are unsubordinated creditors of the Issuer (including all policyholders (and including, for the avoidance of doubt, all policyholder claims)).

Negative pledge:

Issue specific summary:

The Tier 2 Notes do not contain a negative pledge.

Taxation:

Payments in respect of all Notes will be made without withholding or deduction of taxes of the United Kingdom, unless the deduction or withholding is required by law. In such an event, the Issuer will, subject to customary exceptions, pay such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the amount received by the Holders after the deduction or withholding shall equal the respective amounts that would have been received in respect of the Notes in the absence of the deduction or withholding. The obligation to pay additional amounts in respect of the Tier 2 Notes applies only in respect of interest payments (and not in respect of any payments of principal).

Events of Default and Default:

Issue specific summary:

The sole remedy against the Issuer available to the Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Tier 2 Notes or, where the Trustee has failed to proceed against the Issuer as provided in the Conditions, any Holders of the Tier 2 Notes, for recovery of amounts owing in respect of the Tier 2 Notes will be the institution of proceedings for the winding-up of the Issuer and/or proving in such winding-up and/or claiming in the liquidation of the Issuer for such amounts.

Meetings:

The terms of the Notes contain provisions for calling meetings of holders of such Notes to consider matters affecting their interests generally. These provisions permit defined majorities to bind all holders, including holders who did not attend and vote at the relevant meeting and holders who voted in a manner contrary to the majority.

Governing law:

English law

become payable on redemption of the Tier 2 Notes or, on
purchase of the Tier 2 Notes by or on behalf of the Issuer or
upon commencement of the winding-up of the Issuer.
Redemption:
The terms under which Notes may be redeemed (including,
in the case of Senior Notes or dated Tier 2 Notes, the Maturity
Date and the price at which they will be redeemed on the
Maturity Date as well as any provisions relating to early
redemption of the Notes) will be agreed between the Issuer
and the relevant Dealer at the time of issue of the relevant
Notes. The undated Tier 2 Notes are perpetual securities in
respect of which there is no maturity date.
Issue specific summary:
Subject to any early redemption, substitution, variation,
purchase and cancellation or exchange, the Tier 2 Notes will
be redeemed on 20 July, 2049 at 100 per cent. of their
nominal amount.
The Tier 2 Notes may, at the Issuer's election, be redeemed
early on 20 July, 2024 at 100 per cent. of their nominal
amount.
The Tier 2 Notes may, at the Issuer's election, be redeemed
early at 100 per cent. of their nominal amount and the Notes
may, at the Issuer's election, be substituted for, or varied so
that they are treated as, Qualifying Tier 2 Capital for
regulatory or tax reasons.
The Tier 2 Notes may, at the Issuer's election be redeemed
early at 100 per cent. of their nominal amount upon the
occurrence of a Rating Event.
The Issuer and its Subsidiaries may at any time purchase
Tier 2 Notes at any price in the open market or otherwise.
Except as otherwise indicated to the Issuer by the PRA, any
redemption, variation, substitution, conversion or purchase is
subject to the Issuer having given prior notice to the PRA
and, to the extent required by the capital regulations
applicable to the Issuer, the PRA having given its prior
approval or consented in the form of a waiver or otherwise to
such redemption, variation, substitution, conversion or
purchase.
Any redemption or purchase of the Tier 2 Notes may only be
effected if on, and immediately following, the proposed
Redemption Date, the Issuer is in compliance with the
Regulatory Capital Requirement and the Solvency Condition,
the Solvency Capital Requirement and the Minimum Capital
Requirement are met and no Insolvent Insurer Winding-up
has occurred and is continuing or, in each case, as otherwise
permitted by the PRA. The PRA may impose other conditions
on any redemption or purchase at the relevant time.
Representative of holders:
The Law Debenture Trust Corporation p.l.c. (the "Trustee")
will act as trustee for the holders of Notes.
Indication of yield:
Indication of yield: 3.980 per cent. per annum up to the First
Reset Date. The yield is calculated at the date of issue on the
basis of the price of issue. It is not an indication of future
yield.
C.10 If the Note has a
derivative component
in the interest
payment, a clear and
comprehensive
explanation to help
investors understand
how the value of their
investment is
affected by the value
of the underlying
instrument(s),
especially under the
circumstances when
the risks are most
evident.
Not Applicable. Payments of interest on the Notes shall not
involve any derivative component.
C.11 An indication as to
whether the Notes
will be the object of
an application for
admission to trading,
with a view to their
distribution in a
regulated market or
other equivalent
markets with an
indication of the
markets in question
Listing:
Each Series will be admitted to the Official List of the
Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") and admitted to
trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.
Issue specific summary:
Application has been made by the Issuer (or on its behalf) for
the Notes to be listed on the Official List of the FCA and
admitted to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock
Exchange with effect from 10 July, 2019.
Distribution:
The Tier 2 Notes are not being offered to the public in any
Member State.
C.21 Indication of the
market where the
Notes will be traded
and for which the
Prospectus has been
published
Each Series will be admitted to the Official List of the FCA
and admitted to trading on the Main Market of the London
Stock Exchange.
Issue specific summary:
Application has been made by the Issuer (or on its behalf) for
the Notes to be listed on the Official List of the FCA and
admitted to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock
Exchange with effect from 10 July, 2019.
Section D – Risks
Element Title
D.2 Key information on
the key risks that are
specific to the Issuer
or its industry

The Issuer's businesses are inherently subject to
market fluctuations and general economic conditions.
Uncertainty,
fluctuations
or
negative
trends
in
international economic and investment climates could
have a material impact on the Issuer's business and
profitability. In particular, the adverse effect
of such
factors could be felt principally through: (a) reduced
investment returns reducing the Group's capital and
impair its ability to write significant volumes of new
business, increase the potential adverse impact of
product guarantees and/or have a negative impact on
its assets under management and profit; (b) higher
credit defaults and wider credit and liquidity spreads
resulting in realised and unrealised credit losses; (c)
failure of counterparties who have transactions with the
Group
(e.g.
banks
and
reinsurers)
to
meet
commitments; (d) difficulties experienced in estimating
the value of financial instruments due to illiquid or
closed markets; and (e) increased illiquidity adding to
uncertainty over financial resources and the possibility
of a reduction in capital resources as valuations decline.
As part of the implementation of its business strategies,
Prudential has commenced a number of significant
change initiatives across the Group, many of which are
interconnected and/or of large scale, that may have
financial,
operational,
regulatory,
customer
and
reputational implications if such initiatives fail (either
wholly or in part) to meet their objectives and could
place strain on the operational capacity, or weaken the
control environment of the Group. Implementing further
strategic initiatives may amplify these risks. The
Group's current significant change initiatives include
the combination of M&G and Prudential UK and Europe
to form M&GPrudential, the proposed demerger of
M&GPrudential (Prudential's UK and Europe business)
and the intended sale of part of the UK annuity portfolio.
Significant operational execution risks arise from these
initiatives, including in relation to the separation and
establishment
of
standalone
governance
under
relevant regulatory regimes, business functions and
processes
(data, systems, people) and
third party
arrangements. In addition, Prudential also relies on a
number of outsourcing (including external data hosting)
partners to
provide
several business operations,
including a significant part of the UK back office and
customer-facing operations as well as a number of IT
support functions and investment operations. This
creates reliance upon the operational performance of
these outsourcing partners, and failure to adequately
oversee the outsourcing partner, or the failure of an
outsourcing partner (or its key IT and operational
systems and processes) could result in significant
disruption to business operations and customers.
The Issuer is subject to the risk of potential sovereign
debt credit deterioration owing to the amounts of
sovereign
debt
obligations
held
in
the
Group's
investment portfolio. If a sovereign were to default on
its obligations, this could have a material adverse effect
on the Issuer's financial condition and results of
operations.
The Issuer is subject to the risk of exchange rate
fluctuations owing to the geographical diversity of its
businesses. The Issuer's operations in the US and Asia,
which represent a significant proportion of operating
profit based on longer-term investment returns and
shareholders' funds, generally write policies and invest
in assets denominated in local currency. The impact of
gains or losses on currency translations is accounted
for in the Group's consolidated financial statements as
a component of shareholders' funds within other

comprehensive income and, consequently, could impact on the Issuer's gearing ratios.

  • The Issuer conducts its businesses subject to regulation and associated regulatory risks, including the effects of changes in the laws, regulations, policies and interpretations and any accounting standards in the markets in which it operates. Changes in government policy and legislation (including in relation to tax), capital control measures on companies and individuals, regulation or regulatory interpretation applying to companies in the financial services and insurance industries in any of the markets in which the Group operates (including those related to the conduct of business by the Group or its third party distributors), or decisions taken by regulators in connection with their supervision of members of the Group, which may apply retrospectively, may adversely affect the Group's product range, distribution channels, competitiveness, profitability, capital requirements, risk management approaches, corporate or governance structure and, consequently, reported results and financing requirements. Also, regulators in jurisdictions in which the Group operates may impose requirements affecting the allocation of capital and liquidity between different business units in the Group. Regulators may change the level of capital required to be held by individual businesses, the regulation of selling practices, solvency requirements and could introduce changes that impact the products sold. Furthermore, as a result of the interventions by governments in light of financial and global economic conditions, there may continue to be changes in governmental regulation and supervision of the financial services industry, including the possibility of higher capital requirements, restrictions on certain types of transactions and enhanced supervisory powers. Recent shifts in the focus of some national governments toward more protectionist or restrictive economic and trade policies could impact the degree and nature of regulatory changes and the Issuer's competitive position in some geographical markets. • The Issuer's businesses are conducted in highly
  • competitive environments with developing demographic trends and continued profitability depends upon management's ability to respond to these pressures and trends. The markets for financial services in the UK, US and Asia are highly competitive. In some markets, the Issuer faces competitors that are larger, have greater financial resources or a greater market share, offer a broader range of products or have higher bonus rates. Further, heightened competition for talented and skilled employees and agents with local experience, particularly in Asia, may limit the Issuer's potential to grow its business as quickly as planned.
  • Downgrades in the Issuer's financial strength and credit ratings could significantly impact its competitive position and damage its relationships with creditors and trading counterparties. Such ratings, which are used by the market to measure the Group's ability to meet policyholder obligations, are an important factor
affecting public confidence in some of the Group's
products
and,
as
a
result,
its
competitiveness.
Downgrades in the Issuer's ratings could have an
adverse effect on the Group's ability to market products
or retain current policyholders or on the Group's
financial flexibility. In addition, the interest rates the
Issuer pays on its borrowings are affected by its credit
ratings.

If
the
proposed
demerger
of
M&GPrudential
is
completed, there can be no assurance that either
Prudential
plc
or M&GPrudential
will realise the
anticipated benefits of the transaction, or that the
proposed demerger will not adversely affect the trading
value or liquidity of the shares or either or both of the
two
businesses.
In
addition,
preparing
for
and
implementing the proposed demerger is expected to
continue to require significant time from management,
which may divert management's attention from other
aspects of the Issuer's business.

Adverse experience relative to the assumptions used in
pricing products and reporting business results could
significantly affect the Issuer's results of operations. In
common with other life insurers, the profitability of the
Group's businesses depends on a mix of factors,
including
mortality
and
morbidity
trends,
policy
surrender and take-up rates on guarantee features of
products, investment performance and impairments,
unit cost of administration and new business acquisition
expenses. The Issuer needs to make assumptions
about a number of factors in determining the pricing of
its products, for setting reserves and for reporting its
capital levels and the results of its long-term business
operations. If actual levels are significantly different to
assumed levels, the Issuer's results of operations could
be adversely affected.
D.3 Key information on Issue specific summary:
the key risks that are
specific to the Notes

An optional redemption feature is likely to limit the
secondary market value of the Notes such that the
secondary market value of such Notes will not rise
substantially above the price at which they can be
redeemed.

The secondary market value of Notes issued at a
substantial discount or premium to their nominal
amount tends to fluctuate more in relation to general
changes in interest rates than do prices for conventional
interest-bearing Notes.

There may be no or only a limited secondary market in
the Notes. Therefore, Holders may not be able to sell
their Notes easily or at prices that will provide them with
a yield comparable with similar investments that have a
developed secondary market.

Holders may not receive the full amount of payments
due in respect of the Notes should the Issuer be
required to hold or deduct amounts at source on
account of tax from such payments in order to comply
with applicable law.
The Issuer's obligations under Tier 2 Notes are
subordinated and will rank junior in priority to the claims
of Senior Creditors. Although Tier 2 Notes may pay a
higher rate of interest than comparable Notes which are
not subordinated, there is a real risk that a Holder of a
Tier 2 Note will lose some or all of its investment should
the Issuer become insolvent. For these purposes,
Senior Creditors means any creditors of the Issuer who
are unsubordinated creditors of the Issuer (including all
policyholders (and including, for the avoidance of doubt,
all policyholder claims)).
Payments of interest on the Tier 2 Notes are conditional
upon: (i) the Issuer satisfying the Solvency Condition
both at the time of, and immediately after, any such
payment; (ii) unless otherwise permitted by the PRA,
both the Solvency Capital Requirement and the
Minimum Capital Requirement being met both at the
time of, and immediately after, any such payment. In
addition, the Issuer may, by giving notice to the Trustee,
the Issue and Paying Agent and the Holders of the
Notes, elect to defer the payment of interest on the
Notes on any Interest Payment Date which is not a
Compulsory
Interest
Payment
Date
at
its
sole
discretion, provided that the Issuer may not give such
notice if, at the time such notice is proposed to be given,
a Regulatory Event has occurred and has been
subsisting at such time for a continuous period of 180
days or more.
Any interest not paid on an Interest Payment Date for
the reasons described above shall, so long as they
remain unpaid, constitute Arrears of Interest. No
interest will accrue on Arrears of Interest. At the option
of the Issuer, but subject to satisfying the Solvency
Condition, the Solvency Capital Requirement and the
Minimum Capital Requirement at the time of such
payment and immediately thereafter unless otherwise
permitted by the PRA, Arrears of Interest may be settled
by the Issuer at any time and shall otherwise become
payable in full on redemption of the Tier 2 Notes, on
purchase of the Tier 2 Notes by or on behalf of the
Issuer or upon commencement of the winding-up of the
Issuer.
In accordance with current PRA requirements for
subordinated capital, the sole remedy against the
Issuer available to the Trustee on behalf of the Holders
of the Tier 2 Notes or, where the Trustee has failed to
proceed
against
the
Issuer
as
provided
in
the
Conditions, any Holders of the Tier 2 Notes, for
recovery of amounts owing in respect of the Tier 2
Notes will be the institution of proceedings for the
winding-up of the Issuer and/or proving in such winding
up and/or claiming in the liquidation of the Issuer for
such amounts.
The Tier 2 Notes may be redeemed early or substituted
in the circumstances set out below. There is a risk that
these optional redemption or substitution features may
limit the market value of the Tier 2 Notes or that the Tier
2 Notes may be redeemed at a time when an investor
may not be able to reinvest the redemption proceeds at
an effective interest rate as high as the interest rate on
the Tier 2 Notes being redeemed.
The Tier 2 Notes may at the Issuer's election, be
redeemed early on 20 July, 2024 at 100 per cent. of
their nominal amount, as specified in the applicable
Final Terms.
The Tier 2 Notes may, at the Issuer's election, be
redeemed early at 100
per cent. of their nominal
amount and the Notes may, at the Issuer's election, be
substituted for, or varied so that they are treated as,
Qualifying Tier 2 Capital for regulatory reasons, each as
specified in the applicable Final Terms.
At the request of the Issuer, the Trustee shall agree to
effect the substitution of any Subsidiary of the Issuer (a
"New M&GPrudential HoldCo") in its place as principal
debtor under the Trust Deed, the Notes and the
Coupons, provided that (i) New M&GPrudential HoldCo
shall be: (A) a Holding Company of M&GPrudential and
(B) incorporated, domiciled or resident in, or subject
generally to the taxing jurisdiction of, the United
Kingdom; (ii) two directors of New M&GPrudential
HoldCo
shall
certify
to
the
Trustee
that
New
M&GPrudential HoldCo is solvent at the time at which
the
substitution
is
effected
and
will
be
solvent
immediately thereafter; (iii) two directors of the Issuer
shall certify to the Trustee that no Default has occurred
and is continuing at the time at which the substitution is
effected; (iv) all authorisations, consents, approvals,
filings,
notifications
and
registrations
required
in
connection with the substitution have been obtained
and effected; and (v) the Issuer or New M&GPrudential
HoldCo shall give or procure to be given to the Trustee
such customary legal opinions as the Trustee shall
properly require and in such form as the Trustee shall
properly require for the purpose of the discharge of
exercise of the Trustee's duties in connection with the
substitution.
Section E – Offer
Element Title
E.2b Reasons for the
offer and use of
proceeds when
different from
making profit and/or
hedging certain risks
The net proceeds from each issue of Notes may be applied
by the Issuer for its general corporate purposes, which
include making a profit, or may be applied for particular uses,
as determined by the Issuer.
Issue specific summary:
The net proceeds from the issue of the Notes will be applied
by the Issuer for its general corporate purposes, which
include making a profit.
E.3 A description of the
terms and conditions
of the offer
Not Applicable:
the
Notes
may
only
be
offered
in
circumstances where there is an exemption from the
obligation under the Prospectus Directive to publish a
prospectus in relation to the relevant offer.
Issue specific summary:
Not Applicable. The Notes are in denominations of at least
€100,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency).
E.4 A description of any
interest that is
material to the
issue/offer including
conflicting interests
The relevant Dealers may be paid fees in relation to any
issue of Notes under the Programme.
Issue specific summary:
The Managers will be paid aggregate commissions equal to
0.45 per cent. of the nominal amount of the Notes. Any
Manager and its affiliates may also have engaged, and may
in
the
future
engage,
in
investment
banking
and/or
commercial banking transactions with, and may perform
other services for, the Issuer and its affiliates in the ordinary
course of business.
E.7 Estimated expenses
charged to the
investor by the
Issuer
The Issuer will not charge any expenses to investors in
connection with any issue of Notes.
Issue specific summary:
Not Applicable. No expenses are being charged to investors
by the Issuer.