NEWARK, N.J. - Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) will release its fourth quarter 2005 earnings on Wednesday, February 8, 2006, after the market closes. The earnings news release and the financial supplement will be posted on the company's Investor Relations Web site at: http://www.investor.prudential.com.

Members of Prudential's senior management will host a conference call on Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. ET, to discuss with the investment community the company's fourth quarter results.

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

The conference call will be broadcast live over the company's Investor Relations Web site at: http://www.investor.prudential.com. Please log on 15 minutes early in the event necessary software needs to be downloaded.

Institutional investors, analysts and other members of the professional financial community are invited to listen to the call and participate in the Q&A by dialing the following numbers:

Domestic: (888) 428-4473 (Toll Free)
International: (612) 234-9960

All others may join the conference call in listen-only mode by dialing the above numbers.

REPLAY INFORMATION

The call will be made available for replay from 4:15 p.m. on February 9 through 11:59 p.m. on February 16 through a dial in as follows:

Domestic: (800) 475-6701 (Toll Free)
International: (320) 365-3844
Access Code: 813616

A digitized replay will be available on the Investor Relations Web site through February 23. For questions, please contact Investor Relations at investor.relations@prudential.com. Prudential Financial companies, with approximately $522 billion in total assets under management as of September 30, 2005, serve individual and institutional customers worldwide and include The Prudential Insurance Company of America, one of the largest life insurance companies in the United States. These companies offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, mutual funds, annuities, pension and retirement related services and administration, asset management, securities brokerage, banking and trust services, real estate brokerage franchises and relocation services. For more information, visit www.prudential.com.