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): November 17, 2010

 

 

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New Jersey		001-16707		22-3703799
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer 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)

 

 

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

On November 17, 2010, Prudential Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it completed the issuance and sale of 18,348,624 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, in a public offering at a price of $54.50 per share (the “Common Stock Offering”). A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.0 and is incorporated herein by reference.

In connection with the Common Stock Offering, the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement, dated November 11, 2010, with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc., as representatives for several underwriters named therein. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated November 11, 2010, among Prudential Financial, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc., as representatives for several underwriters named therein.
99.0		News release of Prudential Financial, Inc., dated November 17, 2010, announcing the completion of the Common Stock Offering.

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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: November 17, 2010

 

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Exhibit Index

 

1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated November 11, 2010, among Prudential Financial, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc., as representatives for several underwriters named therein.
99.0		News release of Prudential Financial, Inc., dated November 17, 2010, announcing the completion of the Common Stock Offering.