UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 11, 2010

 

 

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New Jersey		001-16707		22-3703799
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission File		(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)		Number)		Identification No.)

751 Broad Street

Newark, New Jersey 07102

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(973) 802-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Prudential Financial, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 11, 2010. Shareholders voted on the matters set forth below.

1. The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a one-year term, based upon the following votes:

 

Nominee		Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr.		261,336,523		1,211,753		1,556,501		23,100,927
Gordon M. Bethune		258,765,305		3,833,329		1,506,143		23,100,927
Gaston Caperton		261,067,358		1,477,469		1,559,950		23,100,927
Gilbert F. Casellas		249,669,312		12,849,065		1,586,400		23,100,927
James G. Cullen		257,877,873		4,708,509		1,518,395		23,100,927
William H. Gray III		259,363,749		3,151,301		1,589,727		23,100,927
Mark B. Grier		261,338,951		1,337,077		1,428,749		23,100,927
Jon F. Hanson		259,994,292		2,570,330		1,540,155		23,100,927
Constance J. Horner		258,641,175		3,994,406		1,469,196		23,100,927
Karl J. Krapek		261,220,758		1,277,978		1,606,041		23,100,927
Christine A. Poon		261,362,874		1,223,955		1,517,948		23,100,927
John R. Strangfeld		248,952,598		13,754,296		1,397,883		23,100,927
James A. Unruh		256,287,280		6,178,780		1,638,717		23,100,927

2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010 was approved based upon the following votes:

 

Votes for approval		284,419,236
Votes against		1,619,063
Abstentions		1,167,405

There were no broker non-votes for this item.

 

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3. The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the overall executive compensation policies and procedures of the Company for its named executive officers was approved based upon the following votes:

 

Votes for approval		245,090,096
Votes against		35,189,297
Abstentions		6,926,311

There were no broker non-votes for this item.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 12, 2010