Last checked at 29 Apr 2020 10:00
29 April 2020
Payments of dividends
On 11 March 2020, Prudential plc declared a 2019 second interim dividend of 25.97 US cents per ordinary share.
Shareholders holding shares on the UK and Hong Kong registers were able to elect to receive their dividend payments in US dollars until 23 April 2020, as set out in the 11 March 2020 announcement.
UK register
Shareholders holding shares on the UK register who have not elected to receive dividend payments in US dollars will continue to receive their dividend payments in pounds sterling and their dividend will be converted from US dollars to pounds sterling at the rate of one US dollar to 0.8026 pounds sterling.
Accordingly, the amount of sterling payable in cash on 15 May 2020 will be: 20.84 pence per ordinary share.
Hong Kong register
Shareholders holding shares on the Hong Kong register who have not elected to receive dividend payments in US dollars will continue to receive their dividend payments in Hong Kong dollars and their dividend will be converted from US dollars to Hong Kong dollars at the rate of one US dollar to 7.7509 Hong Kong dollars.
Accordingly, the amount of Hong Kong dollars payable in cash on 15 May 2020 will be: 2.0129 Hong Kong dollars per ordinary share.
The US dollar to pound sterling and Hong Kong dollar conversion rates set out above were determined by the actual rates achieved by Prudential buying those currencies during the two working days preceding the date of this announcement.
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About Prudential plc
Prudential plc is an Asia-led portfolio of businesses focused on structural growth markets. The business helps individuals to de-risk their lives and deal with their biggest financial concerns through life and health insurance, and retirement and asset management solutions. Prudential plc has 20 million customers and is listed on stock exchanges in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and New York. Prudential plc is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc., a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America, nor with the Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.