M&G : appoints Fiona Clutterbuck as Senior Independent Director

1 October 2020

M&G PLC APPOINTS FIONA CLUTTERBUCK AS

SENIOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Fiona Clutterbuck is to join the board of M&G plc, the leading international savings and investments business, as Senior Independent Director with effect from 9 October 2020. She will join the Audit, Risk, Remuneration and Nomination committees.

She is chair of Paragon Banking Group PLC and a non-executive director at Sampo plc, the Nordic financial services group, and Hargreaves Lansdown plc, the UK financial services group. She steps down from the board of Hargreaves Lansdown on 8 October 2020.

Fiona has spent over 30 years in financial services. Her most recent executive role was Head of Strategy, Corporate Development and Communications at Pearl/Phoenix Group (2008-2018), and she was previously Head of Financial Institutions Advisory at ABN AMRO Investment Bank and Global Co-Head of the Financial Institutions Group at HSBC Investment Bank.

Commenting on the appointment, Mike Evans, Chair of M&G plc, says: "I am delighted to welcome Fiona who brings deep knowledge of financial services as well as experience as a listed company director, which will be invaluable as we transform and grow the business."

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Notes to Editors:

About M&G plc

M&G plc is an international savings and investments business, managing money for both individual savers and institutional investors in 28 markets. As at 30 June 2020, we had £339 billion of assets under management and administration, around 5 million retail customers and more than 800 institutional clients.

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With a heritage dating back more than 170 years, M&G plc has a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. We serve our savings and insurance customers under the Prudential brand in the UK and Europe and for asset management in South Africa, and under the M&G Investments brand for asset management clients globally.

Disclosures

Ms Clutterbuck holds no interest in any shares of M&G plc.

Ms Clutterbuck is considered to be independent for the purposes of the UK Corporate Governance Code.

Save as disclosed above, there is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13 (1) - (6) of the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct.

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