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(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales under the number 01397169)

(Stock code: 2378) OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT

Application has been made to the Financial Conduct Authority and the London Stock Exchange for a total of 1,100,000 ordinary shares of 5 pence each ("Shares") to be admitted to the Official List.

These Shares are being reserved under a block listing and will be issued as a result of exercising of future share options pursuant to the following share schemes:

Schemes

Shares

Prudential Savings-Related Share Option Scheme

950,000

Prudential International Savings-Related Share Option Scheme for Non-Employees

150,000

The admission date for these Shares is expected to be Monday 20 November 2017. When issued, these Shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Angela Zeng, Company Secretarial Assistant, +44 (0)20 7548 3943

Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification

Chris Smith, Deputy Group Secretary, +44 (0)20 7548 2115

Date of notification

14 November 2017 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.

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

Chairman

Paul Victor Falzon Sant Manduca

Executive Directors

Michael Andrew Wells (Group Chief Executive), Mark Thomas FitzPatrick CA, John William Foley, Nicolaos Andreas Nicandrou ACA, Anne Helen Richards and Barry Lee Stowe

Independent Non-executive Directors

Sir Howard John Davies, David John Alexander Law ACA, Kaikhushru Shiavax Nargolwala FCA, Anthony John Liddell Nightingale CMG SBS JP, The Hon. Philip John Remnant CBE FCA,

Alice Davey Schroeder, Jonathan Adair Lord Turner FRS and Thomas Ros Watjen

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