June 9, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) said that it has completed a public offering of 36,858,975 shares of its common stock and closed a $1 billion public offering of senior debt securities in the form of its medium-term notes, series D. The common stock and debt offerings resulted in aggregate net proceeds to the company of around $2.4 billion.

The common share total includes 4,807,692 shares of common stock issued due to the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares.

Newark, New Jersey-based Prudential Financial posted around $542 billion of assets under management as of March 31. The company, with a primary focus on life insurance and asset management, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.

Prudential’s businesses offer a range of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, investment management, and real estate services.

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