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Title:

Deposit Agreement

Entities:

Citibank, NA; Prudential plc

Date:

2004

Size:

214KB total

Price:

$81

ID:

#347665

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DEPOSIT AGREEMENT

by and among

Prudential Public Limited Company

AND

CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Depositary,

AND

THE HOLDERS AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS
OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS ISSUED HEREUNDER

Dated as of ______________

TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

ARTICLE I	DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1		Affiliate
Section 1.2		ADS Record Date
Section 1.3		American Depositary Receipt(s), ADR(s) and Receipt(s)
Section 1.4		American Depositary Share(s) and ADS(s)
Section 1.5		Applicant
Section 1.6		Beneficial Owner
Section 1.7		Commission
Section 1.8		Company
Section 1.9		Custodian
Section 1.10		Deliver and Delivery
Section 1.11		Deposit Agreement
Section 1.12		Depositary
Section 1.13		Deposited Securities
Section 1.14		Dollars and $
Section 1.15		DTC
Section 1.16		DTC Participant
Section 1.17		Exchange Act
Section 1.18		Foreign Currency
Section 1.19		Full Entitlement ADR(s), Full Entitlement ADS(s) and Full Entitlement Share(s)
Section 1.20		Holder(s)
Section 1.21		Partial Entitlement ADR(s), Partial Entitlement ADS(s) and Partial Entitlement Share(s)
Section 1.22		Pre-Release Transaction
Section 1.23		Principal Office
Section 1.24		Registrar
Section 1.25		Restricted Securities
Section 1.26		Securities Act
Section 1.27		Share Registrar
Section 1.28		Shares
Section 1.29		United States and U.S.
Section 1.30		Pounds Sterling and

ARTICLE II	APPOINTMENT OF DEPOSITARY; FORM OF RECEIPTS; DEPOSIT OF SHARES; EXECUTION AND DELIVERY, TRANSFER AND SURRENDER OF RECEIPTS
Section 2.1		Appointment of Depositary
Section 2.2		Form and Transferability of ADRs
Section 2.3		Deposit with Custodian
Section 2.4		Registration and Safekeeping of Deposited Securities
Section 2.5		Issuance of ADSs; Execution and Delivery of ADRs
Section 2.6		Transfer, Combination and Split-up of ADRs
Section 2.7		Surrender of ADSs and Withdrawal of Deposited Securities

Section 2.8		Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer, etc. of ADRs; Suspension of Delivery, Transfer, etc.
Section 2.9		Lost ADRs, etc
Section 2.10		Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered ADRs; Maintenance of Records
Section 2.11		Partial Entitlement ADSs

ARTICLE III	CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF HOLDERS AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF ADSs
Section 3.1		Proofs, Certificates and Other Information
Section 3.2		Liability for Taxes and Other Charges
Section 3.3		Representations and Warranties on Deposit of Shares
Section 3.4		Compliance with Information Requests
Section 3.5		Ownership Restrictions

ARTICLE IV	THE DEPOSITED SECURITIES
Section 4.1		Cash Distributions
Section 4.2		Distribution in Shares
Section 4.3		Elective Distributions in Cash or Shares
Section 4.4		Distribution of Rights to Purchase Additional ADSs
Section 4.5		Distributions Other Than Cash, Shares or Rights to Purchase Shares
Section 4.6		Distributions with Respect to Deposited Securities in Bearer Form
Section 4.7		Redemption
Section 4.8		Conversion of Foreign Currency
Section 4.9		Fixing of ADS Record Date
Section 4.10		Voting of Deposited Securities
Section 4.11		Changes Affecting Deposited Securities
Section 4.12		Available Information
Section 4.13		Reports
Section 4.14		List of Holders
Section 4.15		Taxation

ARTICLE V	THE DEPOSITARY, THE CUSTODIAN AND THE COMPANY
Section 5.1		Maintenance of Office and Transfer Books by the Registrar
Section 5.2		Exoneration
Section 5.3		Standard of Care
Section 5.4		Resignation and Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor Depositary
Section 5.5		The Custodian
Section 5.6		Notices and Reports
Section 5.7		Issuance of Additional Shares, ADSs etc.
Section 5.8		Indemnification
Section 5.9		Fees and Charges of Depositary
Section 5.10		Pre-Release Transactions