X0306 4 2014-12-23 0001137774 PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC PRU 0001325581 Blount Susan L 751 BROAD STREET, 4TH FLOOR ATTN. CORPORATE COMPLIANCE NEWARK NJ 07102 1 EVP & General Counsel Common Stock 2014-12-23 4 S 0 3129 92.00 D 27374 D Common Stock 2014-06-06 5 G 0 E 900 0 D 30503 D Common Stock 1519 I By 401(k) The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 11, 2014. Following the transactions reported on this Form 4, Ms. Blount continues to hold 27,374 shares directly and 1,519 shares indirectly in a 401(k) account. Ms. Blount also holds an additional 65,783 vested stock options, 75,319 unvested stock options, and 21,601 target performance shares (the exact number awarded being dependent on achievement of performance goals). Gift to a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation. Amount reported has been adjusted to include 85 shares of Issuer common stock acquired by the reporting person under The Prudential Employee Savings Plan between December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014 based on a plan statement dated September 30, 2014. The acquisition of such shares was exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rules 16b-3(c) and 16a-3(f)(1)(i)(B). /s/ Brian J. Morris, attorney-in-fact 2014-12-24