Applicant
Prudential Group plc
Case number(s)
201010034
Decision date
Type
Decision
DecisionConsent Granted
Section 13(1)(a) Overseas Investment Act 2005
Decision date7 May 2010
InvestmentAn overseas investment in significant business assets, being the Applicant's acquisition of rights or interests in 100.0% of the ordinary shares of AIA Group Limited, the value of the assets of AIA Group Limited and its 25% or more subsidiaries being greater than $100m.
Asset Value$119,127,556 as at 30 November 2008
ApplicantPrudential Group plc
United Kingdom (44%)
United States (27.3%)
Norway (2.8%)
Japan (1.4%)
Netherlands (1.3%)
China (1.0 %)
Germany (1.0%)
Various overseas persons (21.2%)
VendorAmerican International Group Inc through AIA Aurora LLC
The AIG Credit Facility Trust (for the benefit of the United States Treasury) (79.8%)
Various overseas persons (20.2%)
Background

Prudential plc (Prudential) has reached an agreement with American International Group Inc (AIG) for the merger of Prudential and AIA Group Limited (AIA), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AIG.

Prudential is an international retail financial services company with significant operations in Asia, the United States and the United Kingdom. AIG is a leading international insurance organisation with operations in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions.

Prudential believes that the merger of its Asian operations with AIA will create a leading financial services and insurance business with a significant focus on the Asian markets.

The overseas investment transaction has satisfied the criteria in section 18 of the Overseas Investment Act 2005.

More informationGarth Sinclair
Russell McVeagh (Auckland)
PO Box 8
AUCKLAND