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 June, 2010
PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
(Translation of registrants name into English)
LAURENCE POUNTNEY HILL,
LONDON, EC4R 0HH, 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 x 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 x
If Yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
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: June 7, 2010
PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | ||
By: | /S/ CLIVE BURNS | |
Clive Burns | ||
Head of Secretariat |
Prudential plc Annual General Meeting - 2010
- Results of Annual General Meeting held on 7 June 2010
Prudential plc (the Company) announces that at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held earlier today, Resolutions 1 to 10, and 12 - 14 as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 15 to 17 as special resolutions were duly passed and the results of the polls are as follows. Resolution 11 relating to the final dividend of 13.56p per ordinary share of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2009 was not required, as a second interim dividend of the same amount was paid on 27 May 2010.
RESOLUTION |
VOTES FOR | %
OF VOTES CAST |
VOTES AGAINST |
%
OF VOTES CAST |
VOTES CAST IN TOTAL |
TOTAL VOTES CAST AS A % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL * |
VOTES WITHHELD | |||||||||
1. | To receive the Directors Report and the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2009 | 1,645,128,809 | 99.82 | 2,939,683 | 0.18 | 1,648,068,492 | 64.91% | 20,028,493 | ||||||||
2. | To approve the Directors Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2009 | 1,531,132,739 | 94.00 | 97,668,288 | 6.00 | 1,628,801,027 | 64.15% | 37,231,924 | ||||||||
3. | To re-elect Mr M W O Garrett as a director | 1,632,917,125 | 99.07 | 15,319,514 | 0.93 | 1,648,236,639 | 64.92% | 19,816,879 | ||||||||
4. | To re-elect Mrs B A Macaskill as a director | 1,644,075,954 | 99.75 | 4,183,767 | 0.25 | 1,648,259,721 | 64.92% | 19,799,889 | ||||||||
5. | To re-elect Mr C P Manning as a director | 1,638,457,887 | 99.41 | 9,803,370 | 0.59 | 1,648,261,257 | 64.92% | 19,796,073 |
6. | To re-elect Mr B L Stowe as a director | 1,636,394,108 | 99.41 | 9,734,808 | 0.59 | 1,646,128,916 | 64.83% | 19,799,673 | ||||||||
7. | To elect Mr N A Nicandrou as a director | 1,610,928,435 | 97.75 | 37,128,537 | 2.25 | 1,648,056,972 | 64.91% | 19,959,870 | ||||||||
8. | To elect Mr R A Devey as a director | 1,636,098,664 | 99.27 | 12,023,095 | 0.73 | 1,648,121,759 | 64.91% | 19,934,428 | ||||||||
9. | To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditor | 1,635,140,815 | 99.20 | 13,192,756 | 0.80 | 1,648,333,571 | 64.92% | 19,716,084 | ||||||||
10. | To authorise the directors to determine the amount of the auditors remuneration | 1,635,843,306 | 99.24 | 12,465,643 | 0.76 | 1,648,308,949 | 64.92% | 19,735,329 | ||||||||
11. | To declare a final dividend of 13.56 pence per ordinary share of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2009 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
12. | Renewal of authority to make political donations | 1,617,957,348 | 98.36 | 26,974,988 | 1.64 | 1,644,932,336 | 64.79% | 23,096,701 | ||||||||
13. | Renewal of authority to allot ordinary shares | 1,508,878,005 | 91.64 | 137,605,099 | 8.36 | 1,646,483,104 | 64.85% | 21,515,895 | ||||||||
14. | Renewal of additional authority to allot ordinary shares for rights issues | 1,126,303,512 | 68.39 | 520,643,300 | 31.61 | 1,646,946,812 | 64.87% | 21,039,791 | ||||||||
15. | Renewal of authority for disapplication of pre-emption rights | 1,611,940,655 | 98.08 | 31,550,064 | 1.92 | 1,643,490,719 | 64.73% | 24,474,924 | ||||||||
16. | Renewal of authority for purchase of own shares | 1,640,226,692 | 99.51 | 8,066,298 | 0.49 | 1,648,292,990 | 64.92% | 19,764,663 | ||||||||
17. | Notice for general meetings | 1,585,112,719 | 96.29 | 61,104,005 | 3.71 | 1,646,216,724 | 64.84% | 21,844,329 |
* | As at the date of the AGM, the number of issued shares of the Company was 2,539,013,008 ordinary shares, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against all resolutions at the AGM. In accordance with the Companys Articles of Association, on a poll every member present in person or by proxy will have one vote for every share held. |
There was no share entitling the holder to attend and vote only against the resolutions at the AGM. Votes withheld are not votes in law and therefore have not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against a resolution. The Principal Share Registrar of the Company, Equiniti Limited, was appointed as a scrutineer for vote-taking at the AGM.
Document regarding Resolutions passed at the AGM on 7 June 2010
Two copies of all resolutions passed at the AGM on 7 June 2010 have, pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.2 of the UK Listing Rules, been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be made available via the UK Listing Authoritys Document Viewing Facility, situated at the Document Disclosure Team, UK Listing Authority, The Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.
Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Jennie Webb, Share Plans Administrator, 020 7548 2027
Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
Clive Burns, Head of Secretariat, 020 7548 3805
Date of Notification
7 June 2010
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