12th Apr 2007 10:00
Prudential PLC12 April 2007 Embargo: 10.00am Thursday 12 April 2007 PRUDENTIAL PLC BOARD CHANGE Prudential plc announces today that Roberto Mendoza will be retiring from theBoard of the Company, following the Annual General Meeting to be held on 17 May2007, after 7 years of service. Mr Mendoza joined the board of Prudential in May2000 as a non-executive director and, from 2002 to 2006, he acted as Chairman ofthe Remuneration Committee. He was also non-executive Chairman of Egg plc fromits flotation in 2000 to its de-listing in 2006. Sir David Clementi, Chairman Prudential plc, said: "Roberto has been aninvaluable member of the Board for seven years, during which there have beensignificant changes to the Group. I would like to thank him for his significantcontribution as a non-executive director." ENDS Enquiries: Media Investors/AnalystsWilliam Baldwin-Charles +44 20 7548 3719 Valerie Pariente +44 20 7548 3511 Notes to Editor: Prudential plc is a company incorporated and with its principal place ofbusiness in England, and its affiliated companies constitute one of the world'sleading financial services groups. It provides insurance and financial servicesdirectly and through its subsidiaries and affiliates throughout the world. Ithas been in existence for over 150 years and has £250.7 billion in assets undermanagement as at 31st December 2006. Prudential plc is not affiliated in anymanner with Prudential Financial, Inc, a company whose principal place ofbusiness is in the United States of America. Forward-Looking Statements This statement may contain certain "forward-looking statements" with respect tocertain of Prudential's plans and its current goals and expectations relating toits future financial condition, performance, results, strategy and objectives.Statements containing the words "believes", "intends", "expects", "plans","seeks" and "anticipates", and words of similar meaning, are forward-looking. Bytheir nature, all forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertaintybecause they relate to future events and circumstances which are beyondPrudential's control including among other things, UK domestic and globaleconomic and business conditions, market related risks such as fluctuations ininterest rates and exchange rates, and the performance of financial marketsgenerally; the policies and actions of regulatory authorities, the impact ofcompetition, inflation, and deflation; experience in particular with regard tomortality and morbidity trends, lapse rates and policy renewal rates; thetiming, impact and other uncertainties of future acquisitions or combinationswithin relevant industries; and the impact of changes in capital, solvency oraccounting standards, and tax and other legislation and regulations in thejurisdictions in which Prudential and its affiliates operate. This may forexample result in changes to assumptions used for determining results ofoperations or re-estimations of reserves for future policy benefits. As aresult, Prudential's actual future financial condition, performance and resultsmay differ materially from the plans, goals, and expectations set forth inPrudential's forward-looking statements. Prudential undertakes no obligation toupdate the forward-looking statements contained in this statement or any otherforward-looking statements it may make. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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