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Prudential ranks as an Adoption-Friendly Workplace

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  Published in Business and Finance on Monday, September 26th 2011 at 6:35 GMT by Market Wire

NEWARK, N.J.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--For the fifth consecutive year, Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) earned a spot on the Dave Thomas Foundation's "2011 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces List."

"Supporting employees who wish to adopt demonstrates our commitment to providing a variety of benefits that respect the diversity of ways people build their families. We want to help employees attain both their personal and professional goals."

aAdoption benefits are an important part of our total rewards package," says Maureen Corcoran,vice president of Health, Life and Inclusion." Supporting employees who wish to adopt demonstrates our commitment to providing a variety of benefits that respect the diversity of ways people build their families. We want to help employees attain both their personal and professional goals.a

Employees receive reimbursement for allowable expenses up to $10,000 per adopted child and up to 26 weeks of parental leave. There is no limit on the number of adoptions that can be covered in a year. In addition, Prudential provides counseling services and referral programs to help employees through the adoption process. For employees who would like to be foster parents, the company also provides $1,000 per calendar year for new, foster care placements.

Rankings for the "Best Adoption Friendly Workplaces List" are determined by an analysis of adoption benefits available to employees who adopt, such as financial reimbursement and paid leave. The Foundation compiles the results from survey data collected from nearly 500 U.S. employers.

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is Americaa™s only nonprofit public charity dedicated exclusively to finding permanent homes for the 107,000 children waiting in foster care to be adopted. Created by Wendya™s®founder, Dave Thomas, who was adopted, the Foundation implements results-driven national signature programs, foster care adoption awareness initiatives and research-based advocacy efforts. To learn more, visit [ www.davethomasfoundation.org ] or call 1-800-ASK-DTFA.

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a financial services leader with approximately $883 billion of assets under management as of June 30, 2011, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Prudentiala™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. In the U.S., Prudentiala™s iconic Rock symbol has stood for strength, stability, expertise and innovation for more than a century. For more information, please visit [ http://www.news.prudential.com/ ]