PRUDENTIAL DivmEsrn.
During the past week the Prudential Assurance Company has announced a dividend for the past year of 18s. aid. per share, free of Income Tax, on the ' A " shares, and of ls. per share, free of tax, on the " B " shares. Of the dividend on the " A " shares 18s. is from the Ordinary and Industrial Life Branch profits and the balance from the General Branch profits. From the profits of the past year the dividends were 18s. 10d. per share, free of tax, on the Old " A " shares, and 1s. per share on the " B " shares, free of tax. Of the 18s. 10d. dividend on the " A " shares for the year 18s. 6d. came from the Life profits and 4d. from the General Branch. The 250,000 new " A " shares issued in November, 1929, did not participate in the dividend for that year, but they do rank for the distribution just announced.
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