FORM 5 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Form 3 Holdings Reported Form 4 Transactions Reported

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * STRANGFELD JOHN R JR 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC [PRU] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer / Chairman of the Board (Last) (First) (Middle) 751 BROAD STREET, 4TH FLOOR, ATTN. CORPORATE COMPLIANCE 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2014 (Street) NEWARK, NJ 07102 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (check applicable line) _X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/29/2014   G 2,531 (1) D $ 0 312,591 D   Common Stock 08/13/2014   G 1,255 (1) D $ 0 311,336 (2) D   Common Stock             1,559 (3) I By 401(k) Common Stock             579 (4) I (5) By Spouse

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
STRANGFELD JOHN R JR 751 BROAD STREET, 4TH FLOOR ATTN. CORPORATE COMPLIANCE NEWARK, NJ 07102	  X	Â	  Chief Executive Officer	Chairman of the Board

Signatures

/s/ Brian J. Morris, attorney-in-fact		02/10/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Gift to a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation.
(2)	Following the transactions reported on this Form 5, Mr. Strangfeld continues to hold 311,336 shares directly and 1,559 shares indirectly in a 401(k) account. Mr. Strangfeld also holds an additional 964,720 vested stock options, 312,886 unvested stock options, and 89,204 target performance shares (the exact number awarded being dependent on achievement of performance goals).
(3)	Amount reported has been adjusted to include 86 shares of Issuer common stock acquired by the reporting person under The Prudential Employee Savings Plan between December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014 based on a plan statement dated December 31, 2014. The acquisition of such shares was exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rules 16b-3(c) and 16a-3(f)(1)(i)(B).
(4)	Amount reported has been adjusted to include 6 shares of Issuer common stock acquired by the reporting person under The Prudential Employee Savings Plan between December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014 based on a plan statement dated December 31, 2014. The acquisition of such shares was exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rules 16b-3(c) and 16a-3(f)(1)(i)(B).
(5)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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