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): March 10, 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, 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:

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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 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 10, 2026, Charles F. Lowrey, Executive Chairman of Prudential Financial, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) of his resignation as Executive Chairman of the Board and as a director, effective immediately. Mr. Lowrey will remain with the Company in the role of Senior Advisor until he retires from the Company at the end of the second quarter of 2026. Following Mr. Lowrey’s resignation as Executive Chairman, the Board appointed Andrew F. Sullivan, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and a director, as the Chairman of the Board.

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company is furnishing herewith a news release, dated March 10, 2026, announcing the leadership change discussed herein.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		News release of Prudential Financial, Inc. dated March 10, 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: March 10, 2026


PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

By:		/s/ Brian P. Spitser
Name:		Brian P. Spitser
Title:		Vice President and Assistant Secretary

SEC Form 8-K filed by Prudential Financial Inc.