Scrip Reference Price

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Prudential plc has announced the scrip reference price for its 2026 first interim dividend of 8.88 US cents per ordinary share, setting it at US$13.193810 for each new ordinary share issued under the scrip dividend alternative. Shareholders needed to hold a minimum of 149 ordinary shares on the record date of 11 September 2026 to participate, with the reference price determined by the average middle-market share price on the London Stock Exchange over a five-day period from the ex-dividend date of 10 September 2026, converted to US dollars.

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Prudential PLC
17 September 2026
 

Prudential plc – Scrip Reference Price

 

On 27 August 2026 Hong Kong/Singapore time (26 August 2026 BST; and subsequently announced via the UK RNS on 27 August 2026), Prudential plc (“Prudential”) announced that a scrip dividend alternative would be offered in respect of the 2026 first interim dividend of 8.88 US cents per ordinary share (the “Dividend”) in accordance with the Evergreen Scrip Dividend Scheme Terms and Conditions.

 

In order to participate in the scrip dividend alternative, shareholders must have held a minimum of 149 ordinary shares on the record date for the Dividend (11 September 2026). This number was calculated by dividing the Scrip Reference Price (as defined below) by the Dividend and then rounding it up to a whole share.

 

The Scrip Reference Price is the average middle-market price of Prudential’s shares on the London Stock Exchange over a five-day dealing period commencing on the ex-dividend date for the Dividend (10 September 2026) and converted to US Dollars using the mid-point WMR spot exchange rates quoted by Bloomberg in London at or around 11:00 a.m. on 16 September 2026 (the “Scrip Reference Price”).

 

The Scrip Reference Price for the issue of new shares under the scrip dividend alternative in respect of the Dividend is:

US$ 13.193810 for each new ordinary share

 

 

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Simon Kutner

+44 7581 023260

UK

Patrick Bowes  

+852 2918 5468 

HK

Sonia Tsang

+852 5580 7525

HK

William Elderkin

+44 20 3977 9215 

UK

Janice Wong

+852 6188 6381

HK

Ming Hau

+44 20 3977 9293

UK

 

 

 

Bosco Cheung 

+852 2918 5499

HK

 

 

 

Tianjiao Yu 

+852 2918 5487

HK

 

About Prudential plc

 

Prudential provides life and health insurance and asset management in Greater China, ASEAN, India and Africa. Prudential’s mission is to be the most trusted partner and protector for this generation and generations to come, by providing simple and accessible financial and health solutions. The business has dual primary listings on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (HKEX: 2378) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: PRU). It also has a secondary listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX: K6S) and a listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: PUK) in the form of American Depositary Receipts. It is a constituent of the Hang Seng Composite Index and is also included for trading in the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect programme and the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect programme.

 

Prudential is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc. a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America, nor with The Prudential Assurance Company Limited, a subsidiary of M&G plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.

 

The ISIN code for the ordinary shares of Prudential is GB0007099541 and the TIDM code is PRU.

 

https://www.prudentialplc.com/

 

 

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