PRUDENTIAL CORP PLC <PRUL.L> 1986 YEAR
Shr 34.5p vs 24.5p adjusted
    Div 19p making 29p vs 24.8p adjusted
    Pretax profit 178.1 mln vs 110.1 mln
    Tax and minorities 60.5 mln vs 32.7 mln
    Profit attributable 117.6 mln vs 77.4 mln
    Pretax profit includes -
    Long term business 145.5 mln vs 137.7 mln
    General insurance business -
    Underwriting loss 99.9 mln vs 131.6 mln
    Investment income 94.8 mln vs 78.2 mln
    Trading loss 5.1 mln vs 53.4 mln
    Investment management, U.K. 6.4 mln vs 1.6 mln
    Shareholders' other income 31.3 mln vs 24.2 mln
    Pretax profit by division includes -
    U.K. Individual division 97.1 mln vs 89.5 mln
    U.K. Group pensions 10.5 mln vs 10.6 mln
    International 13.4 mln vs 12.4 mln
    Mercantile and General 24.5 mln vs 25.2 mln
    Prudential Portfolio managers 6.4 mln vs 1.6 mln
    Prudential Property Services 2.1 mln loss vs nil
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