Prudential Named a Top Company for Women Executives

<p>Business Editors</p> <p>NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2009--Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) has earned a spot on the 2009 “Top 50 Companies for Executive Women” list. This is the eighth year that Prudential has received this recognition from the National Association for Female Executives for its practices and policies that advance the careers of women.</p> <p>“This award underscores the fact that Prudential is an excellent place for women to work and achieve,” said Sharon Taylor, senior vice president, Human Resources. “Through recruitment strategies, development programs, mentoring and succession planning, we create a work environment where women are provided with opportunities to grow and fully contribute.”</p> <p>Judy Rice, president, Prudential Investments, LLC accepted the award on behalf of the company. “It is exciting to be recognized once again for being a top employer of executive women,” said Rice. “At Prudential women make the most of available opportunities and are in turn rewarded with increasing leadership responsibilities.”</p> <p>Companies on the “Top 50 Companies for Executive Women” list completed a comprehensive application that included questions about the programs and policies that support women's advancement and the number of women in senior ranks.</p> <p>The National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), founded in 1972, serves 20,000 members nationwide in the efforts to grow their careers and their businesses. <em>NAFE</em> magazine publishes the annual Top Companies issue as well as quarterly online magazines. NAFE.com keeps members in touch with each other throughout the year. Last year I-NAFE, international counterpart of NAFE was launched in Sau Paulo, Brazil, and Johannesburg, South Africa. NAFE is a division of Working Mother Media and Bonnier Corporation.</p> <p>Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a financial services leader with approximately $558 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2008, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.</p> <p>Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping approximately 50 million individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company’s well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, investment management, and real estate services. For more information, please visit http://www.news.prudential.com/.</p>