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 October, 2025
PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
13/F, One International Finance Centre,
1 Harbour View Street, Central,
Hong Kong, China
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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The following text is the text of an announcement released to The
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 3 October 2025 pursuant to
rule 17.06A of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities (the
"Listing Rules") on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, The Stock Exchange of
Hong Kong Limited and the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading
Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this
announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or
completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for
any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or
any part of the contents of this announcement.
GRANT OF SHARE OPTIONS
This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 17.06A of the Rules
Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong
Kong Limited (the "Listing
Rules").
Prudential plc ("Prudential") announces that on 2 October 2025, options were
granted over a total of 298,306 new ordinary shares (the
"Options") to certain non-employees under the Prudential
International Savings-Related Share Option Scheme for Non-Employees
(the "ISSOSNE") which was approved at the annual general
meeting on 25 May 2023. A summary is set out
below:
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Date of grant
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2 October 2025
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Number of Options granted
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298,306
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Exercise price of the Options granted
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HKD 82.08 per
share, representing not less than 80% of the market value of the
shares
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Closing price of the
shares on
the date of grant
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HKD 108.60 per
share
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Exercise period of the Options granted
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The Options are exercisable during the respective maturity periods,
1 December 2028 to 31 May 2029 or 1 December 2030 to 31 May
2031
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Vesting period of the Options granted
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The vesting period is 3 or 5 years from the date of
grant.
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Grants to service providers or related entity
participants
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ISSOSNE is designed to incentivise and retain individuals, such as
insurance agents, who are not employees of Prudential or its
subsidiaries (the "Group") but who are closely connected with the Group.
The Board of Directors of Prudential is of the view that these
grants will ensure Prudential's long term interests are aligned and
the grantees will be motivated to contribute towards the Group's
development.
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The
Options were granted to the following category of
grantees:
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Number
of Options granted
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Non-Employees
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298,306
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Total
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298,306
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None of the grantees of the Options is a director, chief executive
or substantial shareholder of Prudential, nor an associate (as
defined in the Listing Rules) of any of them.
As at the date of this announcement, the maximum number of shares
available for future grant under the scheme mandate of the above
plans and any other plans of Prudential is 200,577,148 and the
service provider sublimit of the above plans and any other plans of
Prudential is 37,262,562.
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.
www.prudentialplc.com
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: 03 October
2025
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PRUDENTIAL
PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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By: /s/ Sylvia Edwards
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Sylvia
Edwards
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Deputy
Group Secretary
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