8-K

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): November 10, 2010

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 No.)

751 Broad Street

Newark, New Jersey 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 10, 2010, the Company issued a news release announcing the commencement of a public offering of $1.0 billion of its Common Stock. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.0.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.
	99.0	News release of Prudential Financial, Inc., dated November 10, 2010, announcing the commencement of a public offering of its Common Stock.

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: November 10, 2010

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.
By:	/S/    BRIAN J. MORRIS
Name:	Brian J. Morris
Title:	Vice President and Assistant Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.0	News release of Prudential Financial, Inc., dated November 10, 2010, announcing the commencement of a public offering of its Common Stock.

EX-99.0

Exhibit 99.0

For Immediate Release	Contact:	Bob DeFillippo
November 10, 2010		(973) 802-4149

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

ANNOUNCES $1.0 BILLION COMMON STOCK OFFERING

NEWARK, N.J. – November 10, 2010 – Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) today announced that it has commenced a public offering of $1.0 billion of its Common Stock. Citi, BofA Merrill Lynch, UBS Investment Bank and Barclays Capital will serve as joint bookrunning managers for the offering. The underwriters will have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the offered amount of Common Stock from the company.

The company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund a portion of the purchase price for its previously announced acquisition of AIG Star Life Insurance Co., Ltd and AIG Edison Life Insurance Company from American International Group, Inc.

The shares are being offered pursuant to the company’s effective shelf registration statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The proposed offering will be made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement. Copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained by visiting EDGAR on the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov or by contacting Citi (Attention: Prospectus Department, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th Street, 8th floor, Brooklyn, New York 11220; telephone: (800) 831-9146; or email: batprospectusdepartment@citi.com), BofA Merrill Lynch (Attention: Prospectus Department, 4 World Financial Center, New York, New York, 10080; or email: dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com), UBS Investment Bank (Attention: Prospectus Department, 299 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10171; telephone: (888) 827-7275 extension 3884) or Barclays Capital (Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717; telephone: (888) 603-5847; or email: barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com).

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This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy the Common Stock, nor shall there be any offer or sale of the Common Stock in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

Prudential Financial, Inc., a financial services leader with approximately $750 billion of assets under management as of September 30, 2010, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Prudential’s diverse and talented employees are committed to helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth through a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, investment management, and real estate services.