Hong Kong, 5 December 2013 – Prudential Corporation Asia, together with its asset management business Eastspring Investments, is proud to announce its title sponsorship of THE ROLLING STONES 14 ON FIRE tour, covering seven concerts in five cities over three weeks starting 21 February 2014 – Abu Dhabi, Tokyo, Macau and two more cities yet to be announced.

Photo caption: The legendary Rolling Stones are bringing THE ROLLING STONES 14 ON FIRE tour to Asia presented by Eastspring Investments, the asset management business of Prudential Corporation Asia.

“We are delighted to present this landmark concert tour by The Rolling Stones in Asia,” said Barry Stowe, Chief Executive of Prudential Corporation Asia. “The Rolling Stones are an iconic English band, and in addition to sharing the same UK heritage, both Prudential and the Rolling Stones enjoy long-lasting legacies in their own fields. We are delighted to support the concerts in Asia and look forward to a spectacular show from this legendary band.”

The concerts will be held in Abu Dhabi on 21 February, Tokyo on 26 February, 4 and 6 March, Macau on 9 March. This will be the first time the band performs in Macau and Abu Dhabi.

THE ROLLING STONES 14 ON FIRE tour, produced by AEG Live, will see Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood head back out on the road after a critically acclaimed mammoth run of concerts in the U.S. and the U.K. in 2013.

Mick Taylor, who was a member of the Rolling Stones from 1969-1974, will be a special guest for this tour.

The stage design for the concerts is based on the band’s ubiquitous tongue and lips logo.  Known for their ground-breaking sets and use of cutting-edge technology, the Stones’ set design will feature video screens and special effects that will enhance the high-octane experience of attending a live Stones show.

The band will treat their generations of fans to a set packed full of classic Stones hits such as “Gimme Shelter,” “Paint It Black,” “Jumping Jack Flash,” “Tumbling Dice” and “It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll,” curated with lesser known gems, plus a couple of unexpected cover versions.

The Rolling Stones were recently crowned the ‘Best Live Band’ at the NME Awards in London, and over the past 12 months have thrilled fans with the release of a ground-breaking new documentary, “Crossfire Hurricane” a greatest hits collection, “GRRR!” a massive U.S. tour; and a groundbreaking, back-to-back, sold out set of two historic Hyde Park concerts in the U.K. in front of 120,000, chronicled in a new concert film “Sweet Summer Sun – Hyde Park Live.”

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For more information: www.eastspringinvestments.com

About Eastspring Investments

Eastspring Investments is Prudential Corporation Asia’s asset management business with about

US$97 billion (about £60 billion) in assets under management (at September 30, 2013), making it one of Asia’s largest asset managers.

Specialists in Asian equities and fixed income asset classes, Eastspring Investments operates in Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam and Indonesia, and has joint venture operations in India, China and Hong Kong.  It also has operations in in the US and Europe.

*Prudential Corporation Asia is a business unit of Prudential plc. Incorporated and with its principal place of business in England, Prudential plc, together with its affiliated companies constitute one of the world’s leading financial services groups, and has been in existence for over 160 years.  It provides insurance and financial services directly and through its subsidiaries and affiliates throughout the world. Prudential plc is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc, a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America.

For more information: www.eastspringinvestments.com

About AEG Live

AEG Live, the live-entertainment division of Los Angeles-based AEG, is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance.  AEG Live is comprised of touring, festival, broadcast, merchandise and special event divisions, fifteen regional offices and owns, operates or exclusively books thirty-five state-of-the-art venues.  AEG Live’s touring divisions of Concerts West, Atlanta Worldwide Touring, The Messina Group, AEG Live New York and Europe, and Marshall Arts consistently promotes and produces top 10 international tours.  The company currently produces residency shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and is the exclusive promoter at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas.  AEG Live is also the largest producer of music festivals in North America from the critically acclaimed Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival to Stagecoach Country Music Festival and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. www.aeglive.com