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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 May, 2023

 

 

PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

1 Angel Court,

London EC2R 7AG, ENGLAND

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  ☒                 Form 40-F  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes  ☐                No  ☒

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-                

 

 


Company Number: 1397169

THE COMPANIES ACT 2006

Company limited by shares

RESOLUTIONS

of

PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

At the Annual General Meeting of the above named Company duly convened and held on 25 May 2023 the following resolutions were passed. Resolutions 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 were passed as special resolutions:

Share Plans

Resolution 18

That:

 

(A)

the Prudential Sharesave Plan 2023 (the ‘Sharesave 2023’), the principal terms of which are summarised in Section 1 of Appendix 2 to the Notice, and the rules of which are produced to the Meeting and initialled by the Chair for the purpose of identification, be and are hereby approved, subject to any changes which may be required by HMRC under the relevant tax legislation, and that the Directors be authorised to do all acts and things which they may consider necessary or expedient to carry the Sharesave 2023 into effect; and

 

(B)

the Directors be and are hereby also authorised to approve schedules to the rules of the Sharesave 2023, modifying the rules of the Sharesave 2023 to apply in any overseas jurisdictions to take account of local tax, exchange control or securities laws, provided that any ordinary shares made available under such schedules are treated as counting against any limits on individual or overall participation in the Sharesave 2023.

Resolution 19

That:

 

(A)

the Prudential Long Term Incentive Plan 2023 (the ‘PLTIP 2023’), the principal terms of which are summarised in Section 2 of Appendix 2 to the Notice, and the rules of which are produced to the Meeting and initialled by the Chair for the purpose of identification, be and are hereby approved and that the Directors be authorised to do all acts and things which they may consider necessary or expedient to carry the PLTIP 2023 into effect; and

 

(B)

the Directors be and are hereby also authorised to approve schedules to the rules of the PLTIP 2023, modifying the rules of the PLTIP 2023 to apply in any overseas jurisdictions to take account of local tax, exchange control or securities laws, provided that any ordinary shares made available under such schedules are treated as counting against any limits on individual or overall participation in the PLTIP 2023.


Resolution 20

That:

 

(A)

the Prudential International Savings-Related Share Option Scheme for Non-Employees (the ‘ISSOSNE’), the principal terms of which are summarised in Section 3 of Appendix 2 to the Notice, and the amended rules of which are produced to the Meeting and initialled by the Chair for the purpose of identification, be and is hereby approved and that the Directors be authorised to do all acts and things which they may consider necessary or expedient to carry the amended ISSOSNE rules into effect; and

 

(B)

the Directors be and are hereby also authorised to approve schedules to the rules of the ISSOSNE, modifying the rules of the ISSOSNE to apply in any overseas jurisdictions to take account of local tax, exchange control or securities laws, provided that any ordinary shares made available under such schedules are treated as counting against any limits on individual or overall participation in the ISSOSNE.

Resolution 21

That the ISSOSNE Service Provider Sublimit (as defined in the Notice) be and is hereby approved and that the Directors be authorised to do all acts and things which they may consider necessary or expedient to effect and implement the ISSOSNE Service Provider Sublimit.

Resolution 22

That:

 

(A)

the Prudential Agency Long Term Incentive Plan (the ‘Agency LTIP’), the principal terms of which are summarised in Section 4 of Appendix 2 to the Notice, and the rules of which are produced to the Meeting and initialled by the Chair for the purpose of identification, be and are hereby approved and that the Directors be authorised to do all acts and things which they may consider necessary or expedient to carry the Agency LTIP into effect; and

 

(B)

the Directors be and are hereby also authorised to approve schedules to the rules of the Agency LTIP, modifying the rules of the Agency LTIP to apply in any overseas jurisdictions to take account of local tax, exchange control or securities laws, provided that any ordinary shares made available under such schedules are treated as counting against any limits on individual or overall participation in the Agency LTIP.


Resolution 23

That the Agency LTIP Service Provider Sublimit (as defined in the Notice) be and is hereby approved and that the Directors be authorised to do all acts and things which they may consider necessary or expedient to effect and implement the Agency LTIP Service Provider Sublimit.

Renewal of authority to allot ordinary shares

Resolution 24

That the Directors be and are hereby authorised, generally and unconditionally, pursuant to Section 551 of the 2006 Act, to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares in the Company for a period expiring at the earlier of 30 June 2024 and the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2024 (save that the Company may make offers and enter into agreements under this authority prior to its expiry which would, or might, require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for or to convert securities into shares to be granted after such expiry, and the Board may allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or to convert securities into shares under any such offer or agreement as if the said authority had not expired) and for a maximum aggregate nominal amount of:

 

(A)

£27,532,061 (such amount to be reduced by any allotments or grants made under paragraph (B) or (C) of this resolution 24 so that in total no more than £45,840,881 can be allotted under paragraphs (A) and (B) of this resolution 24, and no more than £91,681,763 can be allotted under paragraphs (A), (B) and (C));

 

(B)

£45,840,881 (such amount to be reduced by any allotments or grants made under paragraph (A) or (C) of this resolution 24 so that in total no more than £45,840,881 can be allotted under paragraphs (A) and (B) of this resolution 24, and no more than £91,681,763 can be allotted under paragraphs (A), (B) and (C)) in connection with an offer or invitation:

 

  (a)

to ordinary shareholders in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their existing holdings; and

 

  (b)

to holders of other equity securities (as defined in section 560(1) of the 2006 Act) as required by the rights of those securities or as the Board otherwise considers necessary,

and so that the Board may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which it considers necessary or appropriate to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or any other matter;

 

(C)

£91,681,763 (such amount to be reduced by any allotments or grants made under paragraph (A) or (B) of this resolution 24 so that in total no more than £91,681,763 can be allotted under paragraphs (A), (B) and (C) of this resolution 24) in connection with a rights issue:


  (a)

to ordinary shareholders in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their existing holdings; and

 

  (b)

to holders of other equity securities (as defined in Section 560(1) of the 2006 Act) as required by the rights of those securities or as the Board otherwise considers necessary,

and so that the Board may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which it considers necessary or appropriate to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or any other matter; and

 

(D)

the amount allotted pursuant to the terms of any share scheme of the Company or any of its subsidiary undertakings adopted prior to or on the date of this Meeting.

Extension of authority to allot ordinary shares to include repurchased shares

Resolution 25

That the authority granted to the Directors to allot shares and to grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares up to a total nominal value of £27,532,061 pursuant to paragraph (A) of resolution 24 set out above be extended by the addition of such number of ordinary shares of five pence each representing the nominal amount of the Company’s share capital repurchased by the Company under the authority granted pursuant to resolution 28 set out below, to the extent that such extension would not result in the authority to allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares pursuant to resolution 24 exceeding £91,681,763.

Renewal of authority for disapplication of pre-emption rights

Resolution 26

That if resolutions 24 and/or 25 are passed the Directors be and are hereby authorised to allot equity securities (as defined in Section 560(1) of the 2006 Act) for cash pursuant to the power conferred on the Directors by resolutions 24 and/or 25 and/or to sell any ordinary shares held by the Company as treasury shares for cash as if Section 561 of that Act did not apply to such allotment or sale for a period expiring at the earlier of 30 June 2024 and the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2024 (save that the Company may make offers and enter into agreements under this authority prior to its expiry which would, or might, require equity securities to be allotted (or treasury shares to be sold) after such expiry, and the Board may allot equity securities (or sell treasury shares) under any such offer or agreement as if the said authority had not expired), such authority to be limited:

 

(A)

to the allotment of equity securities and sale of treasury shares in connection with an offer of, or an invitation to apply for, equity securities in accordance with paragraphs (B) and (C) of resolution 24 above; and

 

(B)

otherwise than under paragraph (A) above, in the case of any allotment of equity securities and sale of treasury shares the maximum aggregate nominal amount of equity securities that may be allotted or sold pursuant to this authority under the authority conferred on the Directors by paragraph (A) of resolution 24 and/or 25 and/or a sale of ordinary shares held by the Company as treasury shares for cash is £6,883,015.


Additional authority for disapplication of pre-emption rights for purposes of acquisitions or specified capital investments

Resolution 27

That if resolutions 24 and 25 are passed the Directors be and are hereby authorised in addition to any authority granted under resolution 25 to allot equity securities (as defined in Section 560(1) of the 2006 Act) for cash pursuant to the power conferred on the Directors by resolutions 24 and/or 25 and/or to sell any ordinary shares held by the Company as treasury shares for cash as if Section 561 of that Act did not apply to such allotment or sale for a period expiring at the earlier of 30 June 2024 and the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2024 (save that the Company may make offers and enter into agreements under this authority prior to its expiry which would, or might, require equity securities to be allotted (or treasury shares to be sold) after such expiry, and the Board may allot equity securities (or sell treasury shares) under any such offer or agreement as if the said authority had not expired), such authority to be:

 

(A)

limited to the allotment of equity securities and sale of treasury shares up to a nominal amount of £6,883,015; and

 

(B)

used only for the purposes of financing (or refinancing, if the authority is to be used within six months after the original transaction) a transaction which the Board determines to be an acquisition or other capital investment of a kind contemplated by the Statement of Principles 2015.

Renewal of authority for purchase of own shares

Resolution 28

That the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised, in accordance with Section 701 of the 2006 Act, to make one or more market purchases (within the meaning of Section 693(4) of the 2006 Act) of its ordinary shares in the capital of the Company, provided that:

 

(A)

Such authority be limited:

 

  (i)

to a maximum aggregate number of 275,320,612 ordinary shares;

 

  (ii)

by the condition that the minimum price which may be paid for each ordinary share is five pence and the maximum price which may be paid for an ordinary share is the highest of:

 

  (a)

an amount equal to 105 per cent of the average of the middle market quotations for an ordinary share as derived from the Daily Official List of the London Stock Exchange for the five business days immediately preceding the day on which the share is contracted to be purchased; and


  (b)

the higher of the price of the last independent trade and the highest current independent bid on the trading venues where the purchase is carried out,

in each case exclusive of expenses;

 

(B)

Such authority shall, unless renewed, varied or revoked prior to such time, expire at the earlier of 30 June 2024 and the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2024, save that the Company may before such expiry make a contract or contracts to purchase ordinary shares under the authority hereby conferred which would or may be executed wholly or partly after the expiry of such authority and may make a purchase of ordinary shares in pursuance of any such contract or contracts as if the power conferred hereby had not expired; and

 

(C)

All ordinary shares purchased pursuant to said authority shall be either:

 

  (i)

cancelled immediately upon completion of the purchase; or

 

  (ii)

held, sold, transferred or otherwise dealt with as treasury shares in accordance with the provisions of the 2006 Act.

New Articles of Association

Resolution 29

That, with effect from the conclusion of the Meeting and pursuant to Section 21(1) of the 2006 Act, the Articles of Association produced to the Meeting and initialled by the Chair of the Meeting for the purpose of identification, be approved and adopted as the Articles of Association of the Company in substitution for, and to the exclusion of, the existing Articles of Association of the Company.

Notice for general meetings

Resolution 30

That a general meeting other than an Annual General Meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days’ notice.


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:    25 May 2023

 

PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Sylvia Edwards

  Sylvia Edwards
  Deputy Group Secretary