Prudential plc - 2024 Full Year Results

The summary financials presented above are the key financial metrics Prudential's management use to assess and manage the performance and position of the business. In addition to the metrics prepared in accordance with IFRS standards - IFRS profit after tax and IFRS shareholders' equity - additional metrics are prepared on alternative bases. The presentation of these key metrics is not intended to be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information prepared and presented in accordance with IFRS Standards. The definitions of the key metrics we use to discuss our performance in this press release are set out in the "Definition of performance metrics" section in our Annual Results Document, including, where relevant, references to where these metrics are reconciled to the most directly comparable IFRS measure.

Further information on actual and constant exchange rate bases is set out in note A1 of the IFRS financial statement. All results are presented in US dollars.

Annual Results Document

Prudential plc's results for the year ended 31 December 2024 are available to view on the Prudential corporate website at https://www.prudentialplc.com/investors and have been submitted in full unedited text to the Financial Conduct Authority's National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

This document will also be available at http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/3777B_1-2025-3-19.pdf

We will announce our Full Year 2024 Results on Thursday, 20 March HKT | Wednesday, 19 March 2025 UKT & ET. 

Please note the impact of time zones on the announcement date for your particular location.

Please find key details below:

Announcement publication

-   Hong Kong Stock Exchange & Financial Media: 6.00am HKT, Thursday 20 March | 10.00pm UKT - 6.00pm ET, Wednesday 19 March

-   London Stock Exchange: 3:00pm HKT | 7:00am UKT | 3.00am ET, Thursday 20 March

Pre-Recorded Results Presentation

-   A pre-recorded presentation for analysts and investors will be available on-demand from 6.00am HKT, on Thursday 20 March | 10.00pm UKT - 6.00pm ET, on Wednesday 19 March via this link: https://www.investis-live.com/prudential/67a38013bd0e0d0014d7b5de/japeht

-   A copy of the presentation script will also be available on Prudential plc's website at the same time.

Virtual Q&A Event for Analysts & Investors

Date: Thursday, 20 March 2025

Time: 4.30pm HKT | 8.30am UKT | 4.30am ET

How to Join:

Listen to the audio webcast online & Submit Questions: https://www.investis-live.com/prudential/67a382b40164ff000f7d4206/lqpmk

The audio webcast will be available for replay using the same link.

Dial-in to Listen & Ask Questions:

-   Dial-in Numbers:

-   Hong Kong: +852 5803 3413

-   Hong Kong Freephone: +852 800 908 350

-   China: +86 21 8036 9402

-   UK & International: +44 (0) 20 3936 2999

-   UK Freephone: 0800 358 1035

-   Global dial-in numbers: https://www.netroadshow.com/events/global-numbers?confId=77645

-   Access Code: 218834

-   Please join 15 minutes before the start time (lines open at 4.00pm HKT | 8.00am UKT | 4.00am ET).

Post-Event Access

Transcript: Available on Tuesday, 25 March on Prudential's results centre webpage.

Playback Facility:

-   Dial: +44 (0) 20 3936 3001

-   Replay Code: 279410

-   Available from 9.00pm HKT | 1:00pm UKT | 9.00am ET on 20 March until 6.59am HKT on Friday, 4 April | 11.59pm UKT - 5.59pm ET on Thursday, 3 April.

For any questions, please contact us at the Investor Relations team using the details below.

About Prudential plc

Prudential plc provides life and health insurance and asset management in 24 markets across Asia 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 (2378) and the London Stock Exchange (PRU). It also has a secondary listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange (K6S) and a listing on the New York Stock Exchange (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.

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Forward-looking statements

This document contains 'forward-looking statements' with respect to certain of Prudential's (and its wholly and jointly owned businesses') plans and its goals and expectations relating to future financial condition, performance, results, strategy and objectives. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Prudential's (and its wholly and jointly owned businesses') beliefs and expectations and including, without limitation, commitments, ambitions and targets, including those related to sustainability matters, and statements containing the words 'may', 'will', 'should', 'could', 'continue', 'aims', 'estimates', 'projects', 'believes', 'intends', 'expects', 'plans', 'seeks' and 'anticipates', and words of similar meaning and the negatives of such words, are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on plans, estimates and projections as at the time they are made, and therefore undue reliance should not be placed on them. By their nature, all forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty.

A number of important factors could cause actual future financial condition or performance or other indicated results to differ materially from those indicated in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to:

-   current and future market conditions, including fluctuations in interest rates and exchange rates, inflation (including resulting interest rate rises), sustained high or low interest rate environments, the escalation of protectionist policies, the performance of financial and credit markets generally and the impact of economic uncertainty, slowdown or contraction (including as a result of the emergence, continuation and consequences of adverse geopolitical conditions, such as political instability, unrest, war, the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East, and increasing global or diplomatic tensions related to China and/or the US, as well as resulting economic sanctions and export and currency controls), which may also impact policyholder behaviour and reduce product affordability;

-   asset valuation impacts from sustainability related considerations;

-   derivative instruments not effectively mitigating any exposures;

-   global political uncertainties, including the potential for increased friction in cross-border trade and the exercise of laws, regulations and executive powers to restrict trade, financial transactions, capital movements and/or investment;

-   the policies and actions of regulatory authorities, including, in particular, the policies and actions of the Hong Kong Insurance Authority, as Prudential's Group-wide supervisor, as well as the degree and pace of regulatory changes and new government initiatives generally;

-   the impact on Prudential of systemic risk and other group supervision policy standards adopted by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, given Prudential's designation as an Internationally Active Insurance Group;

-   the physical, social, morbidity/health and financial impacts of climate change and global health crises (including pandemics), which may impact Prudential's business, investments, operations and its duties owed to customers;

-   legal, policy and regulatory developments in response to climate change and broader sustainability-related issues, including the development of regulations and standards and interpretations such as those relating to sustainability reporting, disclosures and product labelling and their interpretations (which may conflict and create misrepresentation risks);

-   the collective ability of governments, policymakers, the Group, industry and other stakeholders to implement and adhere to commitments on mitigation of climate change and broader sustainability-related issues effectively (including not appropriately considering the interests of all Prudential's stakeholders or failing to maintain high standards of corporate governance and responsible business practices), and the challenges presented by conflicting national approaches in this regard;

-   the impact of competition and fast-paced technological change;

-   the effect on Prudential's business and results from mortality and morbidity trends, lapse rates and policy renewal rates;

-   the timing, impact and other uncertainties of future acquisitions or combinations within relevant industries;

-   the impact of internal transformation projects and other strategic actions failing to meet their objectives or adversely impacting the Group's operations or employees;

-   the availability and effectiveness of reinsurance for Prudential's businesses;

-   the risk that Prudential's operational resilience (or that of its suppliers and partners) may prove to be inadequate, including in relation to operational disruption due to external events;

-   disruption to the availability, confidentiality or integrity of Prudential's information technology, digital systems and data (or those of its suppliers and partners), including the risk of cyber-attacks and challenges in integrating AI tools, which may result in financial loss, business disruption and/or loss of customer services and data and harm to Prudential's reputation;

-   the increased non-financial and financial risks and uncertainties associated with operating joint ventures with independent partners;

-   the impact of changes in capital, solvency standards, accounting standards or relevant regulatory frameworks, and tax and other legislation and regulations in the jurisdictions in which Prudential and its affiliates operate; and

-   the impact of legal and regulatory actions, investigations and disputes.

These factors are not exhaustive. Prudential operates in a continually changing business environment with new risks emerging from time to time that it may be unable to predict or that it currently does not expect to have a material adverse effect on its business. In addition, these and other important factors may, for example, result in changes to assumptions used for determining results of operations or re-estimations of reserves for future policy benefits. Further discussion of these and other important factors that could cause actual future financial condition or performance to differ, possibly materially, from those anticipated in Prudential's forward-looking statements can be found under the 'Risk Factors' heading of this document.

Any forward-looking statements contained in this document speak only as of the date on which they are made. Prudential expressly disclaims any obligation to revise or update any of the forward-looking statements contained in this document or any other forward-looking statements it may make, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise except as required pursuant to the UK Prospectus Rules, the UK Listing Rules, the UK Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, the Hong Kong Listing Rules, the SGX-ST Listing Rules or other applicable laws and regulations.

Prudential may also make or disclose written and/or oral forward-looking statements in reports filed with or furnished to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the UK Financial Conduct Authority, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and other regulatory authorities, as well as in its annual report and accounts to shareholders, periodic financial reports to shareholders, proxy statements, offering circulars, registration statements, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by directors, officers or employees of Prudential to third parties, including financial analysts. All such forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed under the 'Risk Factors' heading of this document.

Cautionary statements

This document does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to purchase, acquire, subscribe for, sell, dispose of or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase, acquire, subscribe for, sell or dispose of, any securities in any jurisdiction nor shall it (or any part of it) or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract therefor.