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): October 20, 2026

 

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

New Jersey		001-16707		22-3703799
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

751 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 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:

 

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SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:

 

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, Par Value $.01		PRU		New York Stock Exchange
5.950% Junior Subordinated Notes		PRH		New York Stock Exchange
5.625% Junior Subordinated Notes		PRS		New York Stock Exchange
4.125% Junior Subordinated Notes		PFH		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On October 20, 2026, Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential” or the “Company”), announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to sell 100% of the Company’s equity interests in each of Prudential do Brasil Seguros S.A. (“Prudential of Brazil”) and Prudential Seguros Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (“Prudential of Mexico”) to the CNP Assurances Group (respectively to CNP Seguradora, CNP Assurances’ Brazilian subsidiary, and to CNP Assurances Holding) for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $4.025 billion in cash, subject to certain closing adjustments. The Company expects the transaction to close in the second half of 2027, subject to the receipt of regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

 

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company is furnishing herewith as Exhibit 99.1 a news release announcing the transaction.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain of the statements included in this release, including those regarding the planned sale of Prudential of Brazil and Prudential of Mexico, the expected closing thereof, and the amount and receipt of proceeds, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “includes,” “plans,” “assumes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “should,” “will,” “shall” or variations of such words are generally part of forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made based on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects upon Prudential Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Prudential Financial, Inc.’s actual results may differ, possibly materially, from expectations or estimates reflected in such forward-looking statements. Certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from expectations or estimates reflected in such forward-looking statements include, among others, losses on investments or financial contracts due to deterioration in credit quality or value, or counterparty default; losses on insurance products due to mortality experience, morbidity experience or policyholder behavior experience that differs significantly from our expectations when we price our products; and uncertainty related to the satisfaction of closing conditions and the completion of the transaction discussed herein. Additional factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ can be found in the “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” sections included in Prudential Financial, Inc.’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements herein are subject to the risk, among others, that we will be unable to execute our strategy because of market or competitive conditions or other factors. Prudential Financial, Inc. does not undertake to update any particular forward-looking statement included in this document.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		News release dated October 20, 2026 (furnished and not filed).
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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: October 20, 2026