(Business Wire) -- Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU):

WHAT:		Executives from Prudential Financial, Inc. will present a $1 million contribution to Step Up For Students, the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program that enables corporations to redirect a portion of certain Florida tax liabilities to fund scholarships for low income Florida students.
		Prudential became a Step Up For Students corporate partner this year. Its $1 million contribution will provide more than 223 scholarships for students whose families otherwise would not have access to educational options.
WHO:		Senator Audrey Gibson, D- Jacksonville
		Scott Sleyster, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Prudential
		Michael Jennings, Vice President, Government Affairs, Prudential
		Doug Tuthill, President, Step Up For Students
WHEN:		Friday, August 24, 2012
		9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
WHERE:		Prudential Financial, Inc.
		701 San Marco Blvd
		Jacksonville, FL 32207
VISUALS:		Photo and video opportunities

For more information, please contact:
Prudential Financial, Inc.
Ashley McDuffie, 813-463-8950
Cell: 813-786-2790
amcduffie@stepupforstudents.org;
or
Karen Oliver Moore, 973-802-8533
Cell: 201-314-0252
karen.moore@prudential.com