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): February 8, 2017
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):
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
Prudential Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) furnishes herewith, as Exhibit 99.1, a news release announcing full year and fourth quarter 2016 results.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
| A. | Quarterly Financial Supplement. The Company furnishes herewith, as Exhibit 99.2, the Quarterly Financial Supplement for fourth quarter 2016. |
| B. | Conference Call and Related Materials. Members of the Company’s senior management will hold a conference call on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. ET, to discuss the Company’s fourth quarter 2016 results. Related materials are available on the Company’s Investor Relations website at www.investor.prudential.com. |
| C. | Dividend Declaration. Today the Company announced the declaration of a quarterly dividend of $0.75 per share of Common Stock, payable on March 16, 2017 to shareholders of record as of February 22, 2017. |
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | News release of Prudential Financial, Inc., dated February 8, 2017, announcing full year and fourth quarter 2016 results (furnished and not filed). |
| 99.2 | Quarterly Financial Supplement for Prudential Financial, Inc. for fourth quarter 2016 (furnished and not filed). |
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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: February 8, 2017
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Robert D. Axel | |
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| Name: Robert D. Axel Title: Senior Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer | ||
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | News release of Prudential Financial, Inc., dated February 8, 2017, announcing full year and fourth quarter 2016 results (furnished and not filed). | |
| 99.2 | Quarterly Financial Supplement for Prudential Financial, Inc. for fourth quarter 2016 (furnished and not filed). | |
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