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Prudential PLC Regulatory Filings 2015

May 6, 2015

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of May, 2015

PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

LAURENCE POUNTNEY HILL,

LONDON, EC4R 0HH, ENGLAND

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports

under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F X Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information

contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the

Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes No X

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant

in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-

NEWS RELEASE

PRUDENTIAL PLC

GROUP COMMUNICATIONS

12 ARTHUR STREET

LONDON EC4R 9AQ

TEL 020 7220 7588

FAX 020 7548 3725

www.prudential.co.uk

9.15 am (UK Time) 6 May 2015

PRUDENTIAL PLC FIRST QUARTER 2015 INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

ASIA CONTINUES TO DRIVE THE GROUP'S PERFORMANCE

· Asia delivers a strong quarter:

· New business profit up 22 per cent 1 to £309 million

· Eastspring third party net inflows 2 of £2.3 billion, up 106 per cent 1

· US separate account assets up 16 per cent 1 to £89.2 billion

· UK increasing its retail sales (up 8 per cent) in new environment

· M&G external funds under management up 8 per cent to £139.5 billion

Tidjane Thiam, Group Chief Executive, said:

"The Group has made a strong start to the year, particularly in Asia, delivering new business profits of £496 million and APE sales of £1,250 million in the first quarter. This performance demonstrates our continued execution of a clear, consistent and successful strategy centred on Asia.

"In Asia, we remain focused on profitably meeting the investment and protection needs of a growing and increasingly prosperous middle class. Our 2017 Asia profit and cash growth objectives underline our conviction in the attractiveness of this opportunity. The first quarter was a strong step towards the delivery of these objectives, extending our track record of APE sales growth to 22 consecutive quarters averaging 16 per cent 1 .

"In the first quarter, Asia has achieved strong growth in life new business profit, life sales and asset management net inflows, underlining the region's importance to the Group's long-term prospects. Asia life APE sales grew by 28 per cent (34 per cent on an actual exchange rate basis) to £681 million while new business profit grew by 22 per cent (27 per cent on an actual exchange rate basis) to £309 million. Eastspring, our Asian asset manager, also had an outstanding quarter with net inflows from third party retail and institutional business more than doubling from the record 2014 levels to £2.3 billion (£1.1 billion in the first quarter of 2014).

"In the mature US and UK markets, we have continued to prioritise value over volume and maintained our focus on delivering good value to our customers and shareholders.

"In the US, separate account assets, which directly determine our ability to generate IFRS earnings and cash, were 16 per cent higher year-on-year at £89.2 billion. New business profit was £153 million, 28 per cent lower than the previous year due to our decision to capitalise on extremely favourable conditions in the first quarter of 2014, Jackson's highest ever first quarter, and our subsequent actions later in the year to moderate sales of variable annuities with living benefits. New business profit was also impacted negatively by a decrease in long-term interest rates.

1 Asia and US quarter-on-quarter percentage increases referred to in this news release are stated on a constant exchange rate (CER) basis unless otherwise stated.

2 Net investment flows excluding first quarter Eastspring money market funds net outflows of £0.3 billion (2014: net outflows of £0.5 billion).

"In the UK,

· Our focus in the life market remains on providing investment and retirement solutions to an ageing but wealthy customer base. Our flagship with-profits product, PruFund, is at the heart of our product offerings. In the first quarter, our retail life sales grew by 8 per cent due to the growing popularity of PruFund-backed product wrappers such as drawdown, pensions and bonds. Retail new business profit of £34 million was 11 per cent lower primarily reflecting reduced volumes of individual annuities following the 2014 Budget changes. We continue to operate with discipline in the bulk annuity market, writing no transactions during the first quarter and one sizeable transaction immediately after the quarter end. Overall, we believe our strategy is working well in the new environment as demonstrated by the encouraging signs of progress so far.

· In asset management, M&G grew external funds under management to £139.5 billion, an increase of 8 per cent year-on-year, driven by net inflows from Continental European operations.

"In summary, the first quarter demonstrates the success of the continued, disciplined execution of our proven strategy:

· Delivering strong, profitable growth in Asia, consistent with our 2017 objectives, by capturing profitably the long-term secular Asian growth opportunity.

· In the US and UK, focusing on value over volume and generating earnings and cash.

"The prolonged low interest rate environment and the uncertainties around the future evolution of US interest rates continue to pose significant challenges to the global economy. In this context, we believe the quality of our strategy and our focus on disciplined execution position us well to continue to deliver long-term sustainable value.

"We were delighted to announce on 1 May the appointment of Mike Wells to replace me as Chief Executive Officer, with effect from 1 June 2015. Mike has an outstanding track record as Chief Executive of Jackson. I am pleased to be leaving Prudential in the hands of such an experienced leader.

"Our strategy is working well, our execution is good, our teams are strong and I leave the Group confident that Mike will provide strong and effective leadership in the continued delivery of value for our customers and shareholders.

"It has been my pleasure and a privilege to lead Prudential."

BUSINESS UNIT REVIEW

Through 2014, we have chosen to comment on our international business performance in local currency terms (expressed on a constant exchange rate basis) to outline underlying performance in a period of currency volatility. We have continued to use this basis in the discussion below for our Asian and US businesses to maintain comparability. It is worth noting that so far this year, we have experienced favourable currency movements. As a result and contrary to last year, the constant exchange rate basis that we have used below produces lower progressions than the actual exchange rate basis.

ASIA

Our Asia life business delivered an excellent start to 2015, with APE sales growth of 28 per cent on a constant exchange rate basis (34 per cent on an actual exchange rate (AER) basis) to £681 million in the first quarter. Our Asia business has now delivered 22 consecutive quarters of APE sales growth, averaging 16 per cent. 1

New business profit grew strongly, increasing by 22 per cent (AER: 27 per cent) to £309 million reflecting higher sales volumes, partially offset by the negative effect of lower interest rates, mainly in Hong Kong. On a like-for-like basis, new business profit, expressed at constant interest rates 2 as at the end of 31 March 2015, grew by 27 per cent.

The distribution mix remained roughly in line with the prior year. Both agency and bancassurance channels (excluding discontinued agreements) achieved sales growth in excess of 20 per cent. Our bancassurance performance was led by our renewed partnership with Standard Chartered Bank, which delivered sales growth of 46 per cent. Ninety per cent of our Asian APE sales remains high quality, regular premium and the product mix continues to be well balanced between unit-linked, participating and protection business, with the first quarter recording strong growth across all three categories.

Hong Kong delivered outstanding APE sales growth of 74 per cent to £246 million in the first quarter. This has been driven by an increase in agency manpower relative to the first quarter of 2014 as well as productivity improvements that have seen higher average case sizes and continued strong demand from mainland China customers. Our bancassurance partnership with Standard Chartered Bank also delivered record APE sales, up 45 per cent, driven by increases in the number of cases per financial service consultant as well as an uplift in the conversion rate from referral to sale.

Our joint venture with CITIC in China continues to make excellent progress, with APE sales growth of 37 per cent to £56 million, driven by broad-based momentum across all channels and a high-quality mix of both savings and protection products. Agency APE sales increased 27 per cent as a result of higher levels of active manpower, while APE sales through the bancassurance channel were up 56 per cent, helped in particular by a strong performance from our partner CITIC Bank. Our track record of growth, with sales increasing at an average quarterly rate of 39 per cent since the beginning of 2013, has seen China become an increasingly important contributor to our overall growth in Asia, which on a 100 per cent basis now ranks as our second-largest market in the region by APE sales.

In Singapore , we have increased our focus on higher-value protection products, which has improved the overall economics of our business. As a result, new business profit increased by 2 per cent, despite a reduction in APE sales of 7 per cent, excluding the bancassurance agreements with Maybank and Singpost which ceased in 2014. Overall APE sales, including these discontinued bancassurance relationships, were 19 per cent lower at £72 million.

The macro environment in Indonesia is currently more challenging than some of our other markets, but we have seen improvements in both agency and bancassurance drive a 7 per cent growth in APE sales to £93 million during the first quarter. We remain confident about our long-term prospects in the country.

We are seeing good results from our refocused business in Malaysia as APE sales grew by 26 per cent to £54 million. This includes the impact of 56 per cent growth in Takaful sales due to our growing Bumi salesforce.

In our other 'sweet spot' 3 markets, Thailand grew APE sales by 4 per cent, reflecting efforts to refocus our key distributors on a more protection-orientated product mix, which saw protection sales more than double and their proportion of total sales increase to 31 per cent. In Vietnam and the Philippines APE sales increased by 18 per cent and 17 per cent respectively, driven by agency sales.

Among our other markets, in India , our joint venture with ICICI is performing well in a challenging market, with APE sales up 47 per cent reflecting the continued improvement in market sentiment seen since the second half of 2014. Our operations in Korea and Taiwan remain focused on continued selective participation, with APE sales growth of 11 per cent and 12 per cent respectively.

Our asset management business, Eastspring Investments , saw net third party inflows for the first quarter of £2.3 billion, more than twice the prior year level. These net inflows were driven by ongoing success in Japan, China and India. Third party funds under management at 31 March 2015 were £29.8 billion, up 48 per cent on the prior year on a constant exchange rate basis. Total funds under management 4 , which include the assets from our life operations, totalled £86.0 billion, 32 per cent higher than a year ago (2014: £65.1 billion, on a constant exchange rate basis).

1 On a constant exchange rate basis.

2 New business profit is calculated using end-of-period economic assumptions. If 2014 new business profit is re-expressed based on 31 March 2015 interest rates Asia new business profit would have grown by 27 per cent on a constant exchange rate basis. A more detailed analysis is provided in schedule 4(C).

3 Sweet spot markets are Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

4 Total funds under management include all external and internal funds.

The scale and diversity of our business platform in Asia, combined with the positive, long-term structural trends of a rapidly growing and wealthy middle class population with significant savings and protection needs, continues to underpin our long-term profitable growth prospects in the region.

US

In the US, Jackson remains focused on actively managing sales volumes of variable annuities with living benefits to maintain an appropriate balance of our revenue streams and to match our annual risk appetite. As a result, Jackson may experience fluctuations in quarterly sales volumes as we implement management actions through the year to achieve these goals and continue to price new business on a conservative basis, putting value over volume.

Focusing on value, it is important to recognise that Jackson has been delivering earnings and cash primarily through generating fee income on a growing separate account asset base. The evolution of the asset base is a key driver of profitability and over time is a more meaningful indicator than the volume of quarterly sales. At 31 March 2015, Jackson had statutory separate account assets of £89.2 billion, up 16 per cent (AER: 30 per cent) compared to the end of March 2014, as a result of both positive net flows and the growth in the underlying market value of the separate account assets over the period.

In the first quarter, Jackson reported total APE sales of £400 million, a decrease of 15 per cent, with lower sales of variable annuities compared to the same period last year.

APE sales from variable annuities decreased 18 per cent year-on-year to £346 million, reflecting the extremely high sales levels achieved in the first quarter of 2014 and continuing management action to manage sales volumes. As a result, variable annuity volumes excluding Elite Access were 22 per cent lower year-on-year at £272 million. Sales of Elite Access , our variable annuity without living benefits, were broadly consistent with prior year at £74 million. With the success of Elite Access, we continue to improve the diversification of our product mix, with 33 per cent of our first quarter total variable annuity sales not featuring living benefit guarantees(2014: 30 per cent).

New business profit of £153 million was 28 per cent lower year-on-year, reflecting our disciplined approach to sales, a historically strong first quarter in 2014 (our highest first quarter ever) and the impact of the year-on-year decline in interest rates of 80 basis points, which on its own accounted for a significant portion of the decline. The economics of our business remain very attractive and we continue to write profitable new business through sales of prudently priced annuity products.

Fixed annuity APE sales of £11 million decreased 21 per cent compared to the same period last year, primarily as a result of the low interest rate environment. Fixed index annuity APE sales of £10 million remained relatively flat compared to the first quarter of the prior year.

Curian Capital , the specialised asset management company of Jackson that provides innovative fee-based separately managed accounts, had assets under management of £8.6 billion at the end of March 2015 compared with £8.3 billion at 31 December 2014, as a result of positive net flows and market appreciation during the period.

Recently, the US Department of Labor released a proposed rule pertaining to the fiduciary responsibilities of investment advice providers, which are intended to protect consumers by mitigating the effect of conflicts of interest in the retirement investment marketplace. This regulatory proposal is in its early stages and Jackson will continue to monitor the development and implementation of the proposed rule. A final ruling is not anticipated until late 2015 at the earliest and it is premature to speculate on the likely impact, if any, on Jackson at this time.

Jackson's strategy remains unchanged, with a primary focus on delivering earnings and cash, while maintaining a strong balance sheet.

UK, Europe and Africa

The UK insurance market continues to be impacted by the introduction of significant reforms to the pension industry which were announced in 2014 and came into force in April 2015. In this challenging context, retail APE sales 1 rose by 8 per cent in the first quarter of 2015, with increased sales of our investment products including onshore and offshore bonds , individual pensions and income drawdown partly offset by reduced sales of individual annuities . Retail new business profit 1 fell by 11 per cent, primarily due to the reduction in annuity sales and the impact of lower interest rates.

Bond APE sales of £76 million increased by 21 per cent, reflecting the strength of our investment proposition. APE sales from onshore with-profits bonds of £56 million were 25 per cent higher, with particularly strong demand for our non-guaranteed range of PruFunds. There is significant ongoing demand for our with-profits funds, with customers attracted by both the track record of performance and the benefit of a smoothed return to help manage market volatility. Offshore bond APE sales were 13 per cent higher, again reflecting the growing popularity of our with-profits funds.

1 The 2014 UK and Europe insurance operations comparatives have been adjusted to exclude PruHealth and PruProtect APE sales of £7 million and new business profit of £3 million, following the disposal of our 25 per cent interest in the businesses in November 2014.

We did not conclude any bulk annuity transactions in the first quarter of 2015 (2014: three schemes, APE sales £73 million, new business profit £50 million). Shortly after the quarter end, however, we have written one bulk scheme with APE of £67 million and new business profit of £46 million. Our approach to bulk transactions in the UK will continue to be one of selective participation, focusing on those opportunities where we can bring significant value to our customers and meet our shareholder return requirements.

Income drawdown APE sales nearly trebled to £14 million and individual pensions APE sales increased by 125 per cent to £27 million, both driven by the expanding market for flexible retirement income and pension products and the strength of our PruFund offering.

During the first quarter we saw the slowdown in individual annuity sales continue from 2014. APE sales reduced from £36 million in the first quarter of 2014, which pre-dated the impact of pension reforms announced in the 2014 Budget, to £14 million in 2015, 61 per cent lower. The proportion of customers deferring the decision to convert their pension savings into retirement income continued to be significantly higher than in the same period in 2014, as customers awaited the introduction of the pension changes on 6 April 2015.

On 26 February 2015 we added the PruFund range of investment funds to the Prudential ISA, generating additional ISA sales of £32 million in the quarter (included within other products) and £95 million to the end of April 2015.

In total, PruFund assets under management have increased 9 per cent to £12.6 billion since the start of the year.

Corporate pensions APE sales of £33 million were £7 million lower than the first quarter of 2014, which benefitted from higher new entrants as auto-enrolment came into effect for larger employers. We remain the largest provider of Additional Voluntary Contribution plans within the public sector, where we provide schemes for 72 of the 99 public sector authorities in the UK (2014: 70 of the 99).

We have experienced an upturn in the volume of customer contacts and an increase in requests for valuations of pension funds held after 6 April when the new pensions freedom regulations became effective. It remains too early to discern any meaningful consumer trends at this point.

While the UK retirement income market continues to undergo significant change, our business remains well placed to prosper in this new environment through its ongoing focus on its core strengths of with-profits and retirement solutions.

In Africa , we continue to develop our nascent businesses in Kenya and Ghana. We are pleased to have signed our first bank distribution agreement in Africa with Societe Generale Ghana on 22 April 2015. This has established a long-term partnership in the country, which complements our fast-growing agency force.

M&G

M&G delivered net inflows of £0.7 billion in the first quarter of 2015 (2014: £1.4 billion), reflecting the continued success of our European retail business and stable institutional inflows.

In our retail business, Continental Europe was the primary driver of our results, with net inflows in the region for the quarter of £1.5 billion (2014: net inflows of £1.6 billion). Together with higher market values, this increased international retail funds under management to a record £32.7 billion, accounting for 43 per cent of M&G's total retail assets. This was partially offset by net outflows of £0.9 billion in the UK retail market (2014: net outflows of £0.3 billion). In aggregate, the retail business achieved £0.6 billion of net inflows in the first quarter (2014: net inflows of £1.3 billion). Total external retail funds under management have increased by 10 per cent year-on-year to £75.7 billion. After a strong start to the year and 14 consecutive quarters of positive net flows, net retail flows in Europe were negative in April. The outlook for retail flows remains uncertain.

M&G's institutional business generated £0.1 billion of net inflows during the first quarter. Two new segregated equity mandates and new business for higher-margin strategies were balanced by the loss of public debt and property management mandates. Institutional business retains a strong pipeline of fixed income and real estate business, representing new business won but not yet funded across multiple investment strategies. Total external institutional funds under management were £63.8 billion as at 31 March 2015, up 7 per cent year-on-year.

Net fund inflows, combined with positive market movements, increased total M&G funds under management to a new high of £269.6 billion, up 9 per cent on the first quarter of 2014. External funds now account for 52 per cent of that total at £139.5 billion, up 8 per cent year-on-year.

BALANCE SHEET

Our balance sheet remains resilient and conservatively positioned. As at 31 March 2015, our IGD surplus was £4.3 billion, after deducting the 2014 final dividend of £0.7 billion. The IGD surplus is equivalent to a cover of 2.3 times and compares to £4.1 billion at 31 March 2014 (after deducting the 2013 final dividend of £0.6 billion).

OUTLOOK

Our strategy with Asia at the centre of the Group's long-term profitable growth prospects has continued to deliver attractive returns to our shareholders. Our first quarter performance evidences the quality of our execution, adding to the Group's strong track record.

The world is facing the impact of divergent monetary policy between the US and the Eurozone/Japan. This has manifested itself in the form of a rising dollar and extremely low and in some cases, negative government bond yields in Europe. We have also observed during the last twelve months a significant fall in the oil price. More importantly, continued monetary easing in Europe has exacerbated an environment of extremely low long-term interest rates across the developed economies, a difficult backdrop for any insurance company. The actions we have taken to improve the quality and resilience of our earnings and de-risk our balance sheet have mitigated the negative effect of this fall in yields but persistently low long-term rates still represent a significant headwind going forward, as evidenced by the impact on first quarter new business profit.

In this challenging context we believe we have a strong position, as our Asian platform is an engine of genuine profitable growth at a time when this is increasingly at a premium.

In Asia, we are focused on capturing the significant long-term opportunity to meet the investment and protection needs of the fast-growing, but mostly uninsured and increasingly wealthy middle class. In the US, we continue to provide investment opportunities and safe retirement income options to the 77 million baby boomers. In the UK, we offer investment opportunities and retirement income to a wealthy but ageing population.

In summary, our leading presence in the under-penetrated and fast-growing markets of Asia coupled with our established strengths in the US and the UK positions us well to continue delivering shareholder value across the cycle.

We are executing well on our proven strategy and remain confident of continuing to deliver sustainable, profitable growth to our shareholders and value to our customers.

Q1 2015 Business Unit financial highlights

New Business Profit (post tax) 1 YTD 2015 £m YTD 2014 £m YTD 2015 v 2014 %
AER CER AER CER
Asia 309 243 254 27 22
US 153 195 213 (22) (28)
UK - Retail 2 34 38 38 (11) (11)
Total Group Insurance - excluding UK Wholesale 3 496 476 505 4 (2)
UK Wholesale - 50 50 (100) (100)
Total Group 496 526 555 (6) (11)
Sales - APE YTD 2015 £m YTD 2014 £m YTD 2015 v 2014 %
AER CER AER CER
Asia 681 507 534 34 28
US 400 432 473 (7) (15)
UK- Retail 2 169 157 157 8 8
Total Group Insurance - excluding UK Wholesale 1,250 1,096 1,164 14 7
UK Wholesale - 73 73 (100) (100)
Total Group 1,250 1,169 1,237 7 1

Investment Flows

YTD 2015 £bn YTD 2014 £bn — AER CER YTD 2015 v 2014 % 4 — AER CER
Gross inflows
Retail 8.6 7.3 7.3 18 18
Institutional 3.7 1.7 1.7 124 124
M&G - total 12.3 9.0 9.0 37 37
Eastspring Investments 5 5.2 3.2 3.3 63 58
Total Group 17.5 12.2 12.3 44 43
Net inflows
Retail 0.6 1.3 1.3 (57) (57)
Institutional 0.1 0.1 0.1 (20) (20)
M&G - total 0.7 1.4 1.4 (53) (53)
Eastspring Investments 5 2.3 1.1 1.1 105 106
Total Group 3.0 2.5 2.5 16 17
Funds Under Management 6 YTD 2015 £bn YTD 2014 £bn YTD 2015 v 2014 % 4
AER CER AER CER
M&G 269.6 248.3 248.3 9 9
Eastspring Investments 86.0 62.8 65.1 37 32
Total Group 355.6 311.1 313.4 14 13
External Funds Under Management
M&G 139.5 128.7 128.7 8 8
Eastspring Investments 7 29.8 19.2 20.1 55 48
Total Group 169.3 147.9 148.8 14 14

ENDS

Enquiries:

Media — Jonathan Oliver +44 (0)20 7548 3719 Investors/Analysts — Raghu Hariharan +44 (0)20 7548 2871
Tom Willetts +44 (0)20 7548 2776 Richard Gradidge +44 (0)20 7548 3860

1 New business profit has been calculated by applying the assumptions set out in schedule 5.

2 The 2014 UK and Europe insurance operations comparatives have been adjusted to exclude PruHealth and PruProtect APE sales of £7 million and new business profit of £3 million, following the disposal of our 25 per cent interest in the businesses in November 2014.

3 New business profit is calculated using end-of-period economic assumptions. If 2014 new business profit is re-expressed based on 31 March 2015 interest rates the total Group insurance new business profit (excluding UK wholesale) would have grown by 6 per cent on a constant exchange rate basis. A more detailed analysis is provided in schedule 4(C).

4 Percentages based on unrounded numbers in millions.

5 Gross and net investment inflows excluding year-to-date Eastspring Money Market Funds. Investment flows exclude Eastspring Money Market Funds (MMF) gross inflows of £19.1 billion (2014: £15.7 billion) and net outflows of £0.3 billion (2014: net outflows of £0.5 billion).

6 Total funds under management include all external and internal funds .

7 External funds under management for Eastspring excluding Money Market Funds as set out in schedule 3.

Notes:

1 Annual premium equivalent (APE) sales comprise regular premium sales plus one-tenth of single premium insurance sales and are subject to rounding.

2 Present Value of New Business Premiums (PVNBP) are calculated as equalling single premiums plus the present value of expected new business premiums of regular premium business, allowing for lapses and other assumptions made in determining the EEV new business contribution.

3 NBP assumptions for the period are detailed in the accompanying schedule 5.

4 Period-on-period percentage increases are stated on a constant exchange rate basis unless otherwise stated. Constant exchange rates results are calculated by translating prior period results using the current period foreign exchange rate i.e. current period average rates for the income statement and current period closing rates for the balance sheet.

5 There will be a conference call today for the media at 10.45 (UK) / 17.45 (Hong Kong) hosted by Tidjane Thiam, Group Chief Executive. Dial in telephone number: (UK) +44 (0)20 3139 4830 (Hong Kong) +852 3068 9834 Pin: 91812272#.

6 There will be a conference call today for analysts and investors at 11.30 (UK) / 18.30 (Hong Kong) hosted by Tidjane Thiam, Group Chief Executive. Dial in telephone number: +44 (0)20 3139 4830 / 0808 237 0030 (Freephone UK) Pin: 34418297# Playback (PIN: 656816#) +44(0)20 3426 2807 / 0808 237 0026 (Freephone UK - available from 13.30 (UK Time) on 6 May 2015 until 23.59 (UK Time) on 5 June 2015). Please follow the link for international dial-in numbers - http://wpc.1726.planetstream.net/001726/FEL_Events_International_Access_List.pdf

7 High resolution photographs are available to the media free of charge by calling the media office on +44 (0) 207 548 2466.

8 Prudential plc is incorporated in England and Wales, and its affiliated companies constitute one of the world's leading financial service groups serving around 24 million customers and has £496 billion of assets under management (as at 31 December 2014). Prudential is listed on the 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.

9 Forward-Looking Statements

This document may contain 'forward-looking statements' with respect to certain of Prudential's plans and its goals and expectations relating to its future financial condition, performance, results, strategy and objectives. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Prudential's beliefs and expectations and including, without limitation, statements containing the words "may", "will", "should", "continue", "aims", "estimates", "projects", "believes", "intends", "expects", "plans", "seeks" and "anticipates", and words of similar meaning, are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on plans, estimates and projections as at the time they are made, and therefore undue reliance should not be placed on them. By their nature, all forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty. A number of important factors could cause Prudential's actual future financial condition or performance or other indicated results to differ materially from those indicated in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to, future market conditions, including fluctuations in interest rates and exchange rates and the potential for a sustained low-interest rate environment, and the performance of financial markets generally; the policies and actions of regulatory authorities, including, for example, new government initiatives related to the financial crisis and the effect of the European Union's 'Solvency II' requirements on Prudential's capital maintenance requirements; the impact of continuing designation as a global systemically important insurer; the impact of competition, economic growth, inflation, and deflation; experience in particular with regard to mortality and morbidity trends, lapse rates and policy renewal rates; the timing, impact and other uncertainties of future acquisitions or combinations within relevant industries; the impact of changes in capital, solvency standards, accounting standards or relevant regulatory frameworks, and tax and other legislation and regulations in the jurisdictions in which Prudential and its affiliates operate; and the impact of legal actions and disputes. These and other important factors may for example result in changes to assumptions used for determining results of operations or re-estimations of reserves for future policy benefits. Further discussion of these and other important factors that could cause Prudential's actual future financial condition or performance or other indicated results to differ, possibly materially, from those anticipated in Prudential's forward-looking statements can be found under the 'Risk factors' heading in its most recent Annual Report and the 'Risk Factors' heading of Prudential's most recent annual report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as under the 'Risk Factors' heading of any subsequent Prudential Half Year Financial Report. Prudential's most recent Annual Report, Form 20-F and any subsequent Half Year Financial Report are/will be available on its website at www.prudential.co.uk.

Any forward-looking statements contained in this document speak only as of the date on which they are made. Prudential expressly disclaims any obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements contained in this document or any other forward-looking statements it may make, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise except as required pursuant to the UK Prospectus Rules, the UK Listing Rules, the UK Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Hong Kong Listing Rules, the SGX-ST listing rules or other applicable laws and regulations.

10 The financial information presented in this Interim Management Statement and accompanying schedules is unaudited.

Schedule 1A - New Business Insurance Operations (Actual Exchange Rates)

Single — 2015 2014 Regular — 2015 2014 Annual Equivalents (2) — 2015 2014 PVNBP — 2015 2014
YTD YTD +/- (%) YTD YTD +/- (%) YTD YTD +/- (%) YTD YTD +/- (%)
£m £m £m £m £m £m £m £m
Group Insurance Operations
Asia (1a) 662 470 41% 615 460 34% 681 507 34% 3,643 2,690 35%
US (1a) 3,998 4,323 (8)% - - N/A 400 432 (7)% 3,998 4,323 (8)%
UK 1,305 1,875 (30)% 39 43 (9)% 169 230 (27)% 1,450 2,024 (28)%
Group Total 5,965 6,668 (11)% 654 503 30% 1,250 1,169 7% 9,091 9,037 1%
Asia Insurance Operations (1a)
Cambodia - - N/A 2 - N/A 2 - N/A 8 2 300%
Hong Kong 121 79 53% 234 120 95% 246 128 92% 1,408 752 87%
Indonesia 71 39 82% 86 82 5% 93 86 8% 396 345 15%
Malaysia 29 20 45% 51 41 24% 54 43 26% 347 278 25%
Philippines 34 25 36% 11 8 38% 14 11 27% 67 51 31%
Singapore 167 120 39% 55 75 (27)% 72 87 (17)% 539 601 (10)%
Thailand 16 21 (24)% 26 23 13% 28 25 12% 114 110 4%
Vietnam 1 - N/A 13 11 18% 13 11 18% 55 41 34%
SE Asia Operations 439 304 44% 478 360 33% 522 391 34% 2,934 2,180 35%
inc. Hong Kong
China (6) 164 80 105% 40 30 33% 56 38 47% 297 180 65%
Korea 38 54 (30)% 27 21 29% 31 26 19% 167 137 22%
Taiwan 14 24 (42)% 27 22 23% 28 24 17% 103 102 1%
India (4) 7 8 (13)% 43 27 59% 44 28 57% 142 91 56%
Total Asia Insurance Operations 662 470 41% 615 460 34% 681 507 34% 3,643 2,690 35%
US Insurance Operations (1a)
Variable Annuities 2,720 3,171 (14)% - - N/A 272 317 (14)% 2,720 3,171 (14)%
Elite Access (Variable Annuity) 741 686 8% - - N/A 74 69 7% 741 686 8%
Fixed Annuities 114 124 (8)% - - N/A 11 12 (8)% 114 124 (8)%
Fixed Index Annuities 95 85 12% - - N/A 10 8 25% 95 85 12%
Wholesale 328 257 28% - - N/A 33 26 27% 328 257 28%
Total US Insurance Operations 3,998 4,323 (8)% - - N/A 400 432 (7)% 3,998 4,323 (8)%
UK & Europe Insurance Operations (11), (12)
Individual Annuities 143 364 (61)% - - N/A 14 36 (61)% 143 364 (61)%
Bonds 757 625 21% - - N/A 76 63 21% 757 625 21%
Corporate Pensions 21 28 (25)% 31 37 (16%) 33 40 (18)% 131 150 (13)%
Individual Pensions 205 74 177% 6 5 20% 27 12 125% 230 92 150%
Income Drawdown 143 47 204% - - N/A 14 5 180% 143 47 204%
Other Products 36 4 0% 2 1 100% 5 1 400% 46 13 254%
Total Retail 1,305 1,142 14% 39 43 (9%) 169 157 8% 1,450 1,291 12%
Wholesale - 733 (100)% - - N/A - 73 (100)% - 733 (100)%
Total UK & Europe Insurance Operations 1,305 1,875 (30)% 39 43 (9)% 169 230 (27)% 1,450 2,024 (28)%
Group Total 5,965 6,668 (11)% 654 503 30% 1,250 1,169 7% 9,091 9,037 1%

Schedule 1B - New Business Insurance Operations (2014 at Constant Exchange Rates)

Note: In schedule 1B constant exchange rates have been used to calculate insurance new business for overseas operations for all periods in 2014.

Single — 2015 2014 Regular — 2015 2014 Annual Equivalents (2) — 2015 2014 PVNBP — 2015 2014
YTD YTD +/- (%) YTD YTD +/- (%) YTD YTD +/- (%) YTD YTD +/- (%)
£m £m £m £m £m £m £m £m
Group Insurance Operations
Asia (1a) (1b) 662 496 33% 615 484 27% 681 534 28% 3,643 2,827 29%
US (1a) (1b) 3,998 4,726 (15)% - - N/A 400 473 (15)% 3,998 4,726 (15)%
UK 1,305 1,875 (30)% 39 43 (9)% 169 230 (27)% 1,450 2,024 (28)%
Group Total 5,965 7,097 (16)% 654 527 24% 1,250 1,237 1% 9,091 9,577 (5)%
Asia Insurance Operations (1a) (1b)
Cambodia - - N/A 2 - N/A 2 - N/A 8 2 300%
Hong Kong 121 87 39% 234 132 77% 246 141 74% 1,408 823 71%
Indonesia 71 40 78% 86 83 4% 93 87 7% 396 349 13%
Malaysia 29 20 45% 51 41 24% 54 43 26% 347 276 26%
Philippines 34 28 21% 11 9 22% 14 12 17% 67 56 20%
Singapore 167 123 36% 55 77 (29)% 72 89 (19)% 539 614 (12)%
Thailand 16 23 (30)% 26 25 4% 28 27 4% 114 120 (5)%
Vietnam 1 1 0% 13 11 18% 13 11 18% 55 44 25%
SE Asia Operations 439 322 36% 478 378 26% 522 410 27% 2,934 2,284 28%
inc. Hong Kong
China (6) 164 84 95% 40 33 21% 56 41 37% 297 192 55%
Korea 38 56 (32)% 27 22 23% 31 28 11% 167 146 14%
Taiwan 14 26 (46)% 27 22 23% 28 25 12% 103 107 (4)%
India (4) 7 8 (13)% 43 29 48% 44 30 47% 142 98 45%
Total Asia Insurance Operations 662 496 33% 615 484 27% 681 534 28% 3,643 2,827 29%
US Insurance Operations (1a) (1b)
Variable Annuities 2,720 3,466 (22)% - - N/A 272 347 (22)% 2,720 3,466 (22)%
Elite Access (Variable Annuity) 741 751 (1)% - - N/A 74 75 (1)% 741 751 (1)%
Fixed Annuities 114 135 (16)% - - N/A 11 14 (21)% 114 135 (16)%
Fixed Index Annuities 95 93 2% - - N/A 10 9 11% 95 93 2%
Wholesale 328 281 17% - - N/A 33 28 18% 328 281 17%
Total US Insurance Operations 3,998 4,726 (15)% - - N/A 400 473 (15)% 3,998 4,726 (15)%
UK & Europe Insurance Operations (11), (12)
Individual Annuities 143 364 (61)% - - N/A 14 36 (61)% 143 364 (61)%
Bonds 757 625 21% - - N/A 76 63 21% 757 625 21%
Corporate Pensions 21 28 (25)% 31 37 (16)% 33 40 (18)% 131 150 (13)%
Individual Pensions 205 74 177% 6 5 20% 27 12 125% 230 92 150%
Income Drawdown 143 47 204% - - N/A 14 5 180% 143 47 204%
Other Products 36 4 800% 2 1 100% 5 1 400% 46 13 254%
Total Retail 1,305 1,142 14% 39 43 (9%) 169 157 8% 1,450 1,291 12%
Wholesale - 733 (100)% - - N/A - 73 (100)% - 733 (100)%
Total UK & Europe Insurance Operations 1,305 1,875 (30)% 39 43 (9)% 169 230 (27)% 1,450 2,024 (28)%
Group Total 5,965 7,097 (16)% 654 527 24% 1,250 1,237 1% 9,091 9,577 (5)%

Schedule 2A - Total Insurance New Business APE - By Quarter (Actual Exchange Rates)

2014 — Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2015 — Q1
£m £m £m £m £m
Group Insurance Operations
Asia (1a) 507 489 548 693 681
US (1a) 432 439 364 321 400
UK 230 189 209 206 169
Group Total 1,169 1,117 1,121 1,220 1,250
Asia Insurance Operations (1a)
Cambodia - 1 1 1 2
Hong Kong 128 130 166 221 246
Indonesia 86 98 80 121 93
Malaysia 43 48 48 62 54
Philippines 11 11 13 16 14
Singapore 87 85 86 99 72
Thailand 25 17 18 23 28
Vietnam 11 12 16 22 13
SE Asia Operations inc. Hong Kong 391 402 428 565 522
China (6) 38 19 23 25 56
Korea 26 22 32 33 31
Taiwan 24 30 34 36 28
India (4) 28 16 31 34 44
Total Asia Insurance Operations 507 489 548 693 681
US Insurance Operations (1a)
Variable Annuities 317 297 260 216 272
Elite Access (Variable Annuity) 69 80 80 82 74
Fixed Annuities 12 15 14 12 11
Fixed Index Annuities 8 10 10 9 10
Wholesale 26 37 - 2 33
Total US Insurance Operations 432 439 364 321 400
UK & Europe Insurance Operations (11), (12)
Individual Annuities 36 27 23 20 14
Bonds 63 67 77 87 76
Corporate Pensions 40 39 38 30 33
Individual Pensions 12 15 21 24 27
Income Drawdown 5 7 11 12 14
Other Products 1 3 2 3 5
Total Retail 157 158 172 176 169
Wholesale 73 31 37 30 -
Total UK & Europe Insurance Operations 230 189 209 206 169
Group Total 1,169 1,117 1,121 1,220 1,250

Schedule 2B - Total Insurance New Business APE - By Quarter (2014 at Constant Exchange Rates)

Note: In schedule 2B constant exchange rates have been used to calculate insurance new business for overseas operations for all periods in 2014.

2014 — Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2015 — Q1
£m £m £m £m £m
Group Insurance Operations
Asia (1b) 534 517 577 713 681
US (1b) 473 487 402 331 400
UK 230 189 209 206 169
Group Total 1,237 1,193 1,188 1,250 1,250
Asia Insurance Operations (1b)
Cambodia - 1 1 1 2
Hong Kong 141 143 184 234 246
Indonesia 87 100 80 120 93
Malaysia 43 46 47 61 54
Philippines 12 13 14 18 14
Singapore 89 87 88 98 72
Thailand 27 19 19 25 28
Vietnam 11 14 17 24 13
SE Asia Operations inc. Hong Kong 410 423 450 581 522
China (6) 41 21 25 26 56
Korea 28 23 33 33 31
Taiwan 25 32 36 37 28
India (4) 30 18 33 36 44
Total Asia Insurance Operations 534 517 577 713 681
US Insurance Operations (1b)
Variable Annuities 347 330 287 222 272
Elite Access (Variable Annuity) 75 90 88 85 74
Fixed Annuities 14 15 16 13 11
Fixed Index Annuities 9 11 11 9 10
Wholesale 28 41 - 2 33
Total US Insurance Operations 473 487 402 331 400
UK & Europe Insurance Operations (11), (12)
Individual Annuities 36 27 23 20 14
Bonds 63 67 77 87 76
Corporate Pensions 40 39 38 30 33
Individual Pensions 12 15 21 24 27
Income Drawdown 5 7 11 12 14
Other Products 1 3 2 3 5
Total Retail 157 158 172 176 169
Wholesale 73 31 37 30 -
Total UK & Europe Insurance Operations 230 189 209 206 169
Group Total 1,237 1,193 1,188 1,250 1,250

Schedule 3 - Investment Operations - By Quarter (Actual Exchange Rates)

2014 — Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2015 — Q1
£m £m £m £m £m
Group Investment Operations
Opening FUM 143,916 147,914 153,849 157,533 162,380
Net Flows: (8) 2,571 4,123 2,893 2,930 2,990
- Gross Inflows 12,146 14,045 12,847 13,670 17,512
- Redemptions (9,575) (9,922) (9,954) (10,740) (14,522)
Other Movements 1,427 1,812 791 1,917 3,975
Total Group Investment Operations (10) 147,914 153,849 157,533 162,380 169,345
M&G
Retail
Opening FUM 67,202 68,981 71,941 73,012 74,289
Net Flows: 1,291 2,493 1,531 1,371 558
- Gross Inflows 7,305 7,468 6,801 7,414 8,592
- Redemptions (6,014) (4,975) (5,270) (6,043) (8,034)
Other Movements 488 467 (460) (94) 826
Closing FUM 68,981 71,941 73,012 74,289 75,673
Comprising amounts for:
UK 42,199 42,392 41,756 40,705 41,143
Europe (excluding UK) 25,244 27,927 29,622 31,815 32,675
South Africa 1,538 1,622 1,634 1,769 1,855
68,981 71,941 73,012 74,289 75,673
Institutional (3)
Opening FUM 58,787 59,736 60,830 61,572 62,758
Net Flows: 152 275 138 (164) 122
- Gross Inflows 1,655 2,894 2,295 2,185 3,712
- Redemptions (1,503) (2,619) (2,157) (2,349) (3,590)
Other Movements 797 819 604 1,350 958
Closing FUM 59,736 60,830 61,572 62,758 63,838
Total M&G Investment Operations 128,717 132,771 134,584 137,047 139,511
PPM South Africa FUM included in Total M&G 4,720 4,815 4,905 5,203 5,456
Eastspring - excluding MMF (8)
Equity/Bond/Other (7)
Opening FUM 16,109 16,753 18,259 19,893 21,893
Net Flows: 540 1,063 1,127 1,640 2,133
- Gross Inflows 2,546 3,285 3,583 3,760 5,007
- Redemptions (2,006) (2,222) (2,456) (2,120) (2,874)
Other Movements 104 443 507 360 1,661
Closing FUM (5) 16,753 18,259 19,893 21,893 25,687
Third Party Institutional Mandates
Opening FUM 1,818 2,444 2,819 3,056 3,440
Net Flows: 588 292 97 83 177
- Gross Inflows 640 398 168 311 201
- Redemptions (52) (106) (71) (228) (24)
Other Movements 38 83 140 301 530
Closing FUM (5) 2,444 2,819 3,056 3,440 4,147
Total Eastspring Investment Operations 19,197 21,078 22,949 25,333 29,834
US
Curian - FUM (5) (9) 6,781 6,948 7,421 7,933 8,557

Schedule 4A - Total Insurance New Business Profit (Actual Exchange Rates)

2014 — Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2015 — Q1
YTD YTD YTD YTD YTD
£m £m £m £m £m
New Business Profit (1a)
Total Asia Insurance Operations 243 494 775 1,162 309
Total US Insurance Operations 195 376 530 694 153
Total UK & Europe Insurance Operations (12) 88 139 200 259 34
Group Total 526 1,009 1,505 2,115 496
Annual Equivalent (1a) (2)
Total Asia Insurance Operations 507 996 1,544 2,237 681
Total US Insurance Operations 432 871 1,235 1,556 400
Total UK & Europe Insurance Operations (12) 230 419 628 834 169
Group Total 1,169 2,286 3,407 4,627 1,250
New Business Margin (NBP as % of APE)
Total Asia Insurance Operations 48% 50% 50% 52% 45%
Total US Insurance Operations 45% 43% 43% 45% 38%
Total UK & Europe Insurance Operations 38% 33% 32% 31% 20%
Group Total 45% 44% 44% 46% 40%
PVNBP (1a) (2)
Total Asia Insurance Operations 2,690 5,378 8,408 12,331 3,643
Total US Insurance Operations 4,323 8,703 12,352 15,555 3,998
Total UK & Europe Insurance Operations (12) 2,024 3,644 5,459 7,305 1,450
Group Total 9,037 17,725 26,219 35,191 9,091
New Business Margin (NBP as % of PVNBP)
Total Asia Insurance Operations 9.0% 9.2% 9.2% 9.4% 8.5%
Total US Insurance Operations 4.5% 4.3% 4.3% 4.5% 3.8%
Total UK & Europe Insurance Operations 4.3% 3.8% 3.7% 3.5% 2.3%
Group Total 5.8% 5.7% 5.7% 6.0% 5.5%

Schedule 4B - Total Insurance New Business Profit (2014 at Constant Exchange Rates)

Note: In schedule 4B constant exchange rates have been used to calculate insurance new business for overseas operations for all periods in 2014. The year-to-date amounts for 2015 are presented on actual exchange rates.

2014 — Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2015 — Q1
YTD YTD YTD YTD YTD
£m £m £m £m £m
New Business Profit (1b)
Total Asia Insurance Operations 254 517 812 1,208 309
Total US Insurance Operations 213 415 585 755 153
Total UK & Europe Insurance Operations (12) 88 139 200 259 34
Group Total 555 1,071 1,597 2,222 496
Annual Equivalent (1b) (2)
Total Asia Insurance Operations 534 1,051 1,628 2,341 681
Total US Insurance Operations 473 960 1,362 1,693 400
Total UK & Europe Insurance Operations (12) 230 419 628 834 169
Group Total 1,237 2,430 3,618 4,868 1,250
New Business Margin (NBP as % of APE)
Total Asia Insurance Operations 48% 49% 50% 52% 45%
Total US Insurance Operations 45% 43% 43% 45% 38%
Total UK & Europe Insurance Operations 38% 33% 32% 31% 20%
Group Total 45% 44% 44% 46% 40%
PVNBP (1b) (2)
Total Asia Insurance Operations 2,827 5,669 8,857 12,891 3,643
Total US Insurance Operations 4,726 9,597 13,621 16,928 3,998
Total UK & Europe Insurance Operations (12) 2,024 3,644 5,459 7,305 1,450
Group Total 9,577 18,910 27,937 37,124 9,091
New Business Margin (NBP as % of PVNBP)
Total Asia Insurance Operations 9.0% 9.1% 9.2% 9.4% 8.5%
Total US Insurance Operations 4.5% 4.3% 4.3% 4.5% 3.8%
Total UK & Europe Insurance Operations 4.3% 3.8% 3.7% 3.5% 2.3%
Group Total 5.8% 5.7% 5.7% 6.0% 5.5%

Schedule 4C - Total Insurance New Business Profit (2014 at Constant Interest Rates) 1

Note: The new business profit shown in the financial highlights section of this Interim Management Statement has been determined using the economic assumptions shown in Schedule 5. The profit for the first quarter of 2014 therefore reflects interest rates at 31 March 2014. The following table provides additional memorandum information to demonstrate how the first quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2014 new business profit would compare if interest rates at 31 March 2014 were the same as at 31 March 2015.

New Business Profit (post-tax) Q1 2015 £m Q1 2014 £m — AER CER Q1 2015 v Q1 2014 % — AER CER
Asia 309 233 243 33 27
US 153 175 192 (13) (20)
UK - Retail 34 35 35 (3) (3)
Total Group Insurance - excluding UK Wholesale 496 443 470 12 6
UK Wholesale business - 50 50 (100) (100)
Total Group Insurance 496 493 520 1 (5)

1 2014 new business profit (post-tax) re-expressed based on economic assumptions which use 31 March 2015 long-term interest rates.

Notes to Schedules 1A to 4C

(1) Prudential plc reports its results using both actual exchange rates (AER) and constant exchange rates (CER) so as to eliminate the impact of exchange translation.

Local currency: £ 2015* 2014* 2015 vs 2014 appreciation (depreciation) of local currency against GBP
Hong Kong Average Rate 11.74 12.84 9%
Closing Rate 11.51 12.93 12%
Indonesia Average Rate 19,387.19 19,594.39 1%
Closing Rate 19,409.84 18,938.83 (2)%
Malaysia Average Rate 5.48 5.46 0%
Closing Rate 5.50 5.44 (1)%
Singapore Average Rate 2.05 2.10 2%
Closing Rate 2.04 2.10 3%
India Average Rate 94.22 102.22 8%
Closing Rate 92.90 99.57 7%
Vietnam Average Rate 32,367.44 34,913.33 8%
Closing Rate 31,998.41 35,172.70 10%
Thailand Average Rate 49.42 54.06 9%
Closing Rate 48.31 54.08 12%
US Average Rate 1.51 1.66 10%
Closing Rate 1.48 1.67 13%

*Average rate is for the 3 month period to 31 March.

(1a) Insurance new business for overseas operations are converted using the year-to-date average exchange rate applicable at the time (AER). The sterling results for individual quarters represent the difference between the year-to-date reported sterling results at successive quarters and will include foreign exchange movements from earlier periods.

(1b) Insurance new business for overseas operations for 2014 has been calculated using constant exchange rates (CER).

(2) Annual Equivalents, calculated as regular new business contributions plus 10 per cent of single new business contributions, are subject to roundings. Present value of new business premiums (PVNBPs) are calculated as equalling single premiums plus the present value of expected premiums of new regular premium business. In determining the present value, allowance is made for lapses and other assumptions applied in determining the EEV new business profit.

(3) Balance includes segregated and pooled pension funds, private finance assets and other institutional clients. Other movements reflect the net flows arising from the cash component of a tactical asset allocation fund managed by PPM South Africa.

(4) New business in India is included at Prudential's 26 per cent interest in the India life operation.

(5) Balance Sheet figures have been calculated at the closing exchange rate.

(6) New business in China is included at Prudential's 50 per cent interest in the China life operation.

(7) Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) product sales in Hong Kong are included at Prudential's 36 per cent interest in Hong Kong MPF operation.

(8) Investment flows for the period exclude year-to-date Eastspring Money Market Funds (MMF) gross inflows of £19,135 million (Q1 2014: £15,663 million) and net outflows of £256 million (Q1 2014 net outflows: £490 million).

(9) Excludes Curian Variable Series Trust funds (internal funds under management).

(10) Total M&G and Eastspring excluding MMF. Funds under management for MMF amounted to £4,894 million at 31 March 2015 (31 March 2014: £3,881 million).

(11) With effect from 1 January 2015, APE and new business data for the UK and Europe Insurance Operations are presented using revised product groupings. This aims to reflect the evolving revenue streams and present greater detail for certain elements previously included within "Other".

(12) The 2014 UK and Europe insurance operations comparatives have been adjusted to exclude PruHealth and PruProtect APE sales of £7 million and new business profit of £3 million, following the disposal of our 25 per cent interest in the businesses in November 2014.

Schedule 5

EEV New Business Methodology and Assumptions

Valuation of new business

The valuation of new business for the first quarter of 2015 represents post-tax profit determined using non-economic assumptions which are consistent with those at 31 December 2014.

The assumed long-term effective tax rates for operations reflect the incidence of taxable profits and losses in the projected cashflows and are calculated by reference to standard corporate rates that have been substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.

For UK immediate annuity business and single premium universal life products in Asia, primarily Singapore, the new business contribution is determined by applying economic assumptions reflecting point of sale market conditions. This is consistent with how the business is priced as crediting rates are linked to yields on specific assets and the yield is locked-in when the assets are purchased at the point-of-sale of the policy. For other business within the Group, end of period economic assumptions are used.

Principal economic assumptions

Long-term expected returns on equity and property asset classes and corporate bonds in respect of each territory are derived by adding a risk premium, based on the Group's long-term view, to the risk-free rate. In Asia, equity risk premiums range from 3.5 per cent to 8.7 per cent for all periods shown below. In the US and the UK, the equity risk premium is 4.0 per cent for all periods shown below.

Assumed investment returns reflect the expected future returns on the assets held and allocated to the covered business at the valuation date.

The tables below summarise the principal financial assumptions:

Asia operations notes (ii),(iv)
31 March 2015
China Hong Kong India Indonesia Korea Malaysia Philippines Singapore Taiwan Thailand Vietnam
notes (ii),(iii) note (iii) note (iii)
% % % % % % % % % % %
New business risk discount rate 10.2 3.5 12.9 11.7 6.0 6.4 11.2 4.2 4.0 9.4 13.2
10-year Government bond yield 3.7 1.9 7.9 7.6 2.2 3.9 4.4 2.3 1.5 2.7 6.5
31 December 2014
China Hong Kong India Indonesia Korea Malaysia Philippines Singapore Taiwan Thailand Vietnam
notes (ii),(iii) note (iii) note (iii)
% % % % % % % % % % %
New business risk discount rate 10.2 3.7 13.0 12.0 6.7 6.6 10.8 4.3 4.2 9.5 14.0
10-year Government bond yield 3.7 2.2 8.0 7.9 2.6 4.1 4.0 2.3 1.6 2.7 7.2
31 March 2014
China Hong Kong India Indonesia Korea Malaysia Philippines Singapore Taiwan Thailand Vietnam
notes (ii),(iii) note (iii) note (iii)
% % % % % % % % % % %
New business risk discount rate 11.1 4.5 14.0 12.1 7.1 6.5 11.3 4.5 4.0 10.5 15.4
10-year Government bond yield 4.6 2.8 9.0 8.2 3.6 4.2 4.5 2.5 1.6 3.7 8.7

Schedule 5

EEV New Business Methodology and Assumptions (cont.)

Asia Total — 31 Mar 2015 31 Dec 2014 31 Mar 2014
% % %
New business weighted risk discount rate note (i) 6.4 6.9 7.5

Notes

(i) The weighted risk discount rates for Asia operations shown above have been determined by weighting each country's risk discount rates by reference to the post-tax EEV basis new business result.

(ii) For Hong Kong the assumptions shown are for US dollar denominated business. For other territories, the assumptions are for local currency denominated business.

(iii) The mean equity return assumptions for the most significant equity holdings in the Asia operations were:

31 Mar 2015 31 Dec 2014 31 Mar 2014
% % %
Hong Kong 5.9 6.2 6.8
Malaysia 9.9 10.1 10.1
Singapore 8.3 8.3 8.5

(iv) The standard corporate tax rates applicable for the most significant operations for all periods shown, are as follows:

Assumed corporate tax rate %
Hong Kong 16.5 per cent on 5 per cent of premium income
Indonesia 25 per cent
Malaysia 2014 to 2015: 25 per cent
From 2016: 24 per cent
Singapore 17 per cent
US operations 31 Mar 2015 31 Dec 2014 31 Mar 2014
% % %
Weighted average assumed new business spread margins:
Fixed Annuity business 1,2 1.25 1.5 1.5
Fixed Index Annuity business 2 1.5 2.0 2.0
Institutional business 0.7 0.7 0.7
New business risk discount rate: note (i)
Variable annuity 6.6 6.9 7.3
Non-variable annuity 3.7 3.9 4.5
Weighted average total 6.5 6.7 7.1
US 10-year treasury bond rate at end of period 1.9 2.2 2.8
Pre-tax expected long-term nominal rate of return for US equities 5.9 6.2 6.8
Standard corporate tax rate 35 35 35

1 Including the proportion of variable annuity business invested in the general account.

2 The weighted average rates at inception shown above grade up linearly by 25 basis points to a long-term assumption over five years.

Note

(i) The risk discount rates shown above include an additional credit risk allowance for general account business of 100 basis points and for variable annuity business of 20 basis points for all periods shown.

Schedule 5

EEV New Business Methodology and Assumptions (cont.)

UK operations 31 Mar 2015 31 Dec 2014 31 Mar 2014
% % %
Shareholder-backed annuity business: note (i)
New business risk discount rate 7.0 6.5 7.1
Expected long-term nominal rate of return 3.7 4.1 4.6
Other business:
New business risk discount rate notes (ii),(iii) 5.4 5.5 6.2
Expected long-term nominal rates of investment return:
UK equities 6.0 6.2 7.2
15-year gilt rate 2.0 2.2 3.2
Corporate bonds 3.6 3.8 4.8
Standard corporate tax rate 20 20 20

Notes

(i) For Prudential's UK shareholder-backed annuity business, Prudential has used a market consistent embedded value (MCEV) approach to derive an implied risk discount rate which is then applied to the projected best estimate cash flows. In the annuity MCEV calculations, the future cash flows are discounted using the swap yield curve plus an allowance for liquidity premium based on Prudential's assessment of the expected return on the assets backing the annuity liabilities after allowing for expected long-term defaults, a credit risk premium, an allowance for a 1 notch downgrade of the asset portfolio subject to credit risk and an allowance for short-term downgrades and defaults.

(ii) The risk discount rates for new business for UK insurance operations other than shareholder-backed annuities reflect weighted rates based on the type of business.

(iii) The 2014 UK and Europe insurance operations comparatives exclude the results of PruHealth and PruProtect following the sale in Q4 2014.

Schedule 6

Capital Management

We continue to operate with a strong solvency position, while maintaining high levels of liquidity and capital generation. At 31 March 2015 our IGD surplus is estimated at £4.3 billion after deducting the 2014 final dividend of £0.7 billion. The IGD surplus is equivalent to strong coverage of 2.3 times the requirement. This compares to £4.7 billion at 31 December 2014 (before taking into account the 2014 final dividend of £0.7 billion) and £4.1 billion at 31 March 2014 (after deducting the final dividend of £0.6 billion).

As at 31 March 2015 stress testing of our IGD capital position to various events has the following results:

· An instantaneous 20 per cent fall in equity markets from 31 March 2015 levels would reduce the IGD surplus by £50 million;

· A 40 per cent fall in equity markets (comprising an instantaneous 20 per cent fall followed by a further 20 per cent fall over a four week period) would reduce the IGD surplus by £1,400 million;

· A 100 bps reduction (subject to a floor of zero) in interest rates would reduce the IGD surplus by £750 million; and

· Credit defaults of ten times the expected level would reduce IGD surplus by £700 million.

All of our subsidiaries continue to hold strong capital positions on a local regulatory basis. At 31 March 2015, the value of the estate of our UK with-profits funds is estimated at £7.5 billion. The estate of the with-profits funds in the UK is excluded from the IGD calculation.

The values of the shareholders' interests in future transfers from the with-profits funds in the UK are valued at £2.3 billion. No credit has been included in the IGD calculation for these values.

In addition to our strong capital position, on a statutory basis the total credit reserve for the UK shareholder annuity funds also contributes to protecting our capital position in excess of the IGD surplus. This credit reserve as at 31 March 2015 was £2.3 billion, equivalent to 6.7 per cent of the assets backing annuity liabilities. This represents 41 per cent of the portfolio spread over swaps, compared to 41 per cent at 31 December 2014 and 46 per cent at 31 March 2014 .

Schedule 7

BASIS OF PREPARATION

The format of the schedules is consistent with the distinction between insurance and investment products as applied for previous financial reporting periods. With the exception of some US institutional business, products categorised as 'insurance' refer to those classified as contracts of long-term insurance business for regulatory reporting purposes, i.e falling within one of the classes of insurance specified in part II of Schedule 1 to the Regulated Activities Order under PRA regulations.

The details shown for insurance products include contributions for contracts that are classified under IFRS 4 'Insurance Contracts' as not containing significant insurance risk. These products are described as investment contracts or other financial instruments under IFRS. Contracts included in this category are primarily certain unit-linked and similar contracts written in UK Insurance Operations, and Guaranteed Investment Contracts and similar funding agreements written in US Operations.

New business premiums for regular premium products are shown on an annualised basis. Internal vesting business is classified as new business where the contracts include an open market option. New business premiums reflect those premiums attaching to covered business, including premiums for contracts designed as investment products for IFRS reporting.

Investment products referred to in the tables for funds under management are unit trusts, mutual funds and similar types of retail fund management arrangements. These are unrelated to insurance products that are classified as investment contracts under IFRS 4, as described in the preceding paragraph, although similar IFRS recognition and measurement principles apply to the acquisition costs and fees attaching to this type of business.

Post-tax New Business Profit has been determined using the European Embedded Value (EEV) methodology set out in our 2014 Annual Report.

In determining the EEV basis value of new business written in the period policies incept, premiums are included in projected cash flows on the same basis of distinguishing annual and single premium business as set out for statutory basis reporting.

Annual premium equivalent (APE) sales are subject to rounding.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: 06 May 2015

PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
By: /s/ Nic Nicandrou
Nic Nicandrou
Chief Financial Officer