PRUDENTIAL PLC
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Mar 26, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Mar 26, 2026
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 26 March 2026
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F
| ☐ | REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
|---|---|
| OR | |
| For the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025 | |
| OR | |
| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| OR | |
| ☐ | SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission File Number:1-15040
PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
England and Wales
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
13th Floor, One International Financial Centre, 1 Harbour View Street, Central, Hong Kong
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Rebecca Wyatt, Chief of Financial & Capital Reporting
+44 20 7220 7588, rebecca.wyatt@prudentialplc.com
5th Floor, 10 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7NG, England
(Name, telephone, e-mail and/or facsimile number and address of company contact person)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
|---|---|---|
| American Depositary Shares, each representing 2 Ordinary Shares, 5 pence par value each | PUK | New York Stock Exchange |
| Ordinary Shares, 5 pence par value each | PUK/D | New York Stock Exchange* |
| 3.125% Senior Notes due 2030 issued by Prudential Funding (Asia) plc | PUK30 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.625% Senior Notes due 2032 issued by Prudential Funding (Asia) plc | PUK32 | New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
The number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of 31 December 2025 was
2,548,213,779 Ordinary Shares, 5 pence par value each
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
☐ Yes ☒No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such
reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer, or an
emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Emerging growth company☐
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected to not use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the
effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by
the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the
registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-
based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §
240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this
filing:
U.S. GAAP ☐International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ☒ Other ☐
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the
registrant has elected to follow:
☐ Item 17 ☐ Item 18
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act).☐ Yes ☒No
*Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares.
†The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards
Codification after 5 April 2012.
Table of contents
| Forward-looking statements | 8 |
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| Sources | 10 |
| Summary of our business | 11 |
| Our business at a glance | 11 |
| Our clear and simple strategy | 14 |
| Market review | 16 |
| Company address and agent | 18 |
| Dividend data | 18 |
| Competition | 19 |
| Strategic and operating review | 20 |
| Our business model | 27 |
| Financial review | 29 |
| Overview | 29 |
| Summary consolidated results and basis of preparation of analysis | 31 |
| Explanation of performance and other financial measures | 32 |
| Investments | 37 |
| Additional information on liquidity and capital resources | 38 |
| TEV basis, new business profit, free surplus generation and Group adjusted operating profit | 39 |
| Determining adjusted operating profit of operating segments | 40 |
| Segment discussion | 41 |
| Definitions of performance metrics | 51 |
| Risk review | 53 |
| Introduction | 53 |
| Risk governance | 53 |
| The Group's principal risks | 55 |
| Risk factors | 65 |
| Supervision and regulation of Prudential | 77 |
| Global regulatory and geopolitical developments and trends | 77 |
| Prudential in Asia | 78 |
| Prudential in Africa | 82 |
| Disclosure obligations under Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 | 82 |
| Governance | 83 |
| Governance at a glance | 83 |
| Our leadership | 84 |
| How we operate | 93 |
| Committee reports | 104 |
| Audit committee financial expert | 121 |
| Differences between Prudential’s governance practice and the NYSE corporate governance rules | 121 |
| Memorandum and Articles of Association | 123 |
| Code of ethics | 126 |
| Insider trading policies | 126 |
| Compensation and employees | 127 |
|---|---|
| Remuneration at a glance | 127 |
| Additional remuneration disclosures | 156 |
| Share ownership | 157 |
| Employees | 157 |
| Additional information | 158 |
| Significant subsidiaries | 158 |
| Major shareholders | 158 |
| Intellectual property | 159 |
| Legal proceedings | 159 |
| Material contracts | 159 |
| Exchange controls | 159 |
| Taxation | 159 |
| Documents on display | 162 |
| Controls and procedures | 162 |
| Listing information | 163 |
| Description of securities other than equity securities | 163 |
| Purchases of equity securities by Prudential plc and affiliated purchasers | 164 |
| Principal accountant fees and services | 164 |
| Limitations on enforcement of US Laws against Prudential, its Directors, management and others | 164 |
| Financial Statements | 165 |
| Consolidated financial statements | 165 |
| Condensed financial information of Registrant | 253 |
| Additional unaudited financial information | 260 |
| Exhibits | 268 |
Cross references to form 20-F requirements
| Item 1 · Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers · n/a | |||
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| Item 2 · Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable · n/a | |||
| Item 3 · Key Information | |||
| Capitalisation and indebtedness | n/a | ||
| Reasons for the offer and use of proceeds | n/a | ||
| Risk factors | Risk factors | 65 | |
| Item 4 | Information on the Company | ||
| History and development of the company | –Our business at a glance | 11 | |
| –Company address and agent | 18 | ||
| –Documents on display | 162 | ||
| –Strategic and operating review | 20 | ||
| Business overview | –Our clear and simple strategy | 14 | |
| –Our business model | 27 | ||
| –Strategic and operating review | 20 | ||
| –Segment discussion | 41 | ||
| –Definitions of performance metrics | 51 | ||
| –Competition | 19 | ||
| –Supervision and regulation of Prudential | 77 | ||
| –Investments | 37 | ||
| –TEV basis, new business profit, free surplus generation and Group adjusted operating profit | 39 | ||
| –Sources | 10 | ||
| Organisational structure | –Our business model | 27 | |
| –Significant subsidiaries | 158 | ||
| Property, plants and equipment | Note C10 to the consolidated financial statements | 239 | |
| Item 4A | Unresolved Staff Comments | n/a | |
| Item 5 | Operating and Financial Review and Prospects | ||
| Operating results | –Strategic and operating review | 20 | |
| –Financial review | 29 | ||
| –Summary consolidated results and basis of preparation analysis | 31 | ||
| –Determining adjusted operating profit of operating segments | 40 | ||
| –Explanation of performance and other financial measures | 32 | ||
| Liquidity and capital resources | –Explanation of performance and other financial measures | 32 | |
| –Additional information on liquidity and capital resources | 38 | ||
| –Note D5 to the consolidated financial statements | 241 | ||
| Research and development, patents and licenses, etc | n/a | ||
| Trend information | –Strategic and operating review | 20 | |
| –Explanation of performance and other financial measures | 32 | ||
| Critical Accounting Estimates | –Note A3 to the consolidated financial statements | 176 | |
| Item 6 · Directors, Senior Management and Employees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Directors and senior management | Board of Directors | 84 |
| Compensation | Compensation and employees: | 127 |
| –Remuneration at a glance | 127 | |
| –Summary of current Directors' remuneration policy | 128 | |
| –Additional remuneration disclosure | 156 | |
| Board practices | –How we operate | 93 |
| –Committee reports | 104 | |
| Employees | Employees | 157 |
| Share ownership | Share ownership | 157 |
| Disclosure of a registrant's action to recover erroneously awarded compensation | n/a | |
| Item 7 | Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions | |
| Major shareholders | Major shareholders | 158 |
| Related party transactions | Note D4 to the consolidated financial statements | 240 |
| Interests of Experts and Counsel | n/a | |
| Item 8 | Financial Information | |
| Consolidated statements and other financial information | Financial statements | 165 |
| Legal proceedings | 159 | |
| Significant changes | n/a | |
| Item 9 | The Offer and Listing | |
| Offer and listing details | Listing information | 163 |
| Markets | Listing information | 163 |
| Item 10 | Additional Information | |
| Share capital | n/a | |
| Memorandum and Articles of Association | Memorandum and Articles of Association | 123 |
| Material contracts | Material contracts | 159 |
| Exchange controls | Exchange controls | 159 |
| Taxation | Taxation | 159 |
| Dividends and paying agents | n/a | |
| Statement by experts | n/a | |
| Documents on display | Documents on display | 162 |
| Subsidiary information | Note D6 to the consolidated financial statements | 241 |
| Item 11 | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk | –Risk review | 53 |
|---|---|---|---|
| –Note C6 to the consolidated financial statements | 231 | ||
| Item 12 | Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities | ||
| American depositary shares | Description of securities other than equity securities | 163 | |
| Item 13 | Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies | n/a | |
| Item 14 | Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds | n/a | |
| Item 15 | Controls and Procedures | Controls and procedures | 162 |
| Item 16A | Audit Committee Financial Expert | Audit committee financial expert | 121 |
| Item 16B | Code of Ethics | Code of ethics | 126 |
| Item 16C | Principal Accountant Fees and Services | Principal accountant fees and services | 164 |
| Item 16D | Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees | n/a | |
| Item 16E | Purchases of Equity Securities by Prudential plc and Affiliated Purchasers | Purchases of equity securities by Prudential plc and affiliated purchasers | 164 |
| Item 16F | Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant | n/a | |
| Item 16G | Corporate Governance | Differences between Prudential’s governance practice and the NYSE corporate governance rules | 121 |
| Item 16H | Mine Safety Disclosure | n/a | |
| Item 16I | Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections | n/a | |
| Item 16J | Insider trading policies | Insider trading policies | 126 |
| Item 16K | Cybersecurity | –Risk review | 53 |
| –Risk factors | 65 | ||
| Item 17 | Financial Statements | n/a | |
| Item 18 | Financial Statements | Financial statements | 165 |
| Item 19 | Exhibits | Exhibits | 268 |
As used in this document, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms ‘Prudential’, ‘Prudential Group’, the ‘Group’, ‘we’, ‘us’
and ‘our’ each refer to Prudential plc together with its subsidiaries, while the terms ‘Prudential plc’, the ‘Company’ and the ‘parent
company’ each refer to ‘Prudential plc’. The definitions of the key metrics we use to discuss our performance in this report are set
out in the 'Definitions of performance metrics' section.
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