27 Nov 2003

Presentation to investors and analysts on M&G

Prudential plc (“Prudential”) will hold a number of presentations today (27 November 2003) for investors and analysts covering the Group's UK and European fund management business, M&G. These presentations will be hosted by Michael McLintock, M&G's Chief Executive and a director of Prudential, with support from senior members of the M&G management team.

The main objectives of the presentations are to:

  • Provide an overview of M&G's operations;
  • Summarise its business and financial performance;
  • Provide an insight into the performance and strategic positioning of M&G's major business lines; and
  • Answer questions about M&G's performance and strategy.

In order to put the discussion in context, the presentation on financial performance will include a projected profit for M&G for 2003 of £76 million (up 7 per cent from £71 million in 2002) and an underlying profit before performance-related fees of £68 million (up 33 per cent from £51 million in 2002). These profit projections assume that the FTSE All-Share index remains broadly in line with current levels.

In addition to strategic and financial overviews, there will be presentations covering M&G's retail, equities, international, property and fixed income businesses. These presentations will reinforce a number of key messages, in particular M&G's:

  • Good track record of delivering strong profitable growth and investment performance;
  • Clear ambition to continue growing the business;
  • Strong management team which has a clear view of the future opportunities and challenges facing the business; and
  • Strategy that is designed to deliver sustained profitable growth.

An audiocast of the presentation and the presentation slides will be available on the Group's website, www.prudential.co.uk , from 09.00am on Thursday 27 November 2003.

A pre-recorded interview with Michael McLintock (in video/audio/text) will be available on www.prudential.co.uk and www.cantos.com from 08.15am on Thursday 27 November 2003.

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Enquiries to:
MediaInvestor/Analyst
Steve Colton 020 7548 3721 Rebecca Burrows 020 7548 3537
Clare Staley 020 7548 3719 Laura Presland 020 7548 3511
M&G
Simon Anderson 020 7548 3653

Notes to Editors:

1. M&G

M&G was acquired by Prudential in 1999 and is the Group's UK and European fund manager, responsible for managing over £105 billion of funds as at 30 September 2003 (compared with £103 billion at the half-year). These funds are invested in a wide range of assets including UK and international equities, fixed interest, property and private equity.

M&G provides investment management services to both institutional and retail clients across a wide variety of products including equities, fixed income, unit trusts, Open Ended Investment Companies, investment trusts and Individual Savings Accounts, as well as providing UK-based internal fund management services to the Prudential Group.

Also part of the M&G group are Prudential Property Investment Managers, which is one of the largest institutional property investors in the UK, and PPM Ventures, which is a leading source of private equity finance.

2. 2002 Financial Performance

M&G reported a profit of £71 million for the full-year 2002. This included £20 million of performance-related fees earned on the management of Prudential's With-Profits Life Fund. The performance-related fee is based on the performance of the Life Fund over a rolling three-year period.

3. 2003 Financial Performance

Interim Results

In the first half of 2003, M&G increased its operating profit by 12 per cent to £38 million and UK investment funds under management increased by 10 per cent from the 2002 year-end. This reflected M&G's effective cost control and the strengths of its diversified product range in retail fund management, institutional fixed income, pooled life and pension funds, property and private finance.

Nine-month sales to 30 September

M&G's gross fund inflows for the first nine months of 2003 were £3 billion, up 1 per cent on 2002. Gross fund inflows into M&G-branded retail products were £275 million in the third quarter, up 10 per cent on the same period last year. Net inflows rose in the quarter, up 8 per cent on the same period in 2002 to £64 million.

In its institutional business, M&G continued to benefit from its position as a leading innovator in fixed income and private finance. Gross institutional fund inflows during the third quarter were £702 million, bringing inflows in the first nine months to £2.1 billion, 5 per cent higher than the same period last year.

During the third quarter, M&G's segregated and pooled funds saw gross fund inflows of £317 million and the private finance division contributed a further £333 million as a result of its continuing success in winning project finance and securitised vehicle mandates.

M&G's net institutional fund inflows for the third quarter of 2003 were £284 million compared to £59 million in the same period in 2002.

4. Presentation Timetable

The presentations will start at 9.00am and are scheduled to finish at approximately 12.00pm. The running order of the presentations is as follows:

Introduction Jonathan Bloomer, Group Chief Executive, Prudential plc
Overview Michael McLintock, Chief Executive, M&G
Financial Overview Philip Johnson, Finance Director, M&G
UK Retail Gary Shaughnessy, Chief Executive, UK Retail, M&G
Equities and International Michael McLintock, Chief Executive, M&G
Property Martin Moore, Managing Director,
Prudential Property Investment Managers
Fixed Income Simon Pilcher, Chief Executive, Fixed Income, M&G
Summary Michael McLintock, Chief Executive, M&G

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For M&G and Prudential UK customers and policyholders:

In October 2019, Prudential plc separated its UK operations and, as a result of this separation, Prudential UK is now owned by M&G plc. The M&G plc group is a separate, independent group and as such we are not able to help any M&G or Prudential UK customers or policyholders.

Therefore, to find the best way to make contact, please visit www.pru.co.uk/contact-us

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