Transaction in Own Shares

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Prudential plc has purchased 327,116 of its ordinary shares on January 7, 2026, through JP Morgan Securities plc, with prices ranging from £11.6150 to £11.9750 per share, averaging £11.7285. These repurchased shares are intended for cancellation, which will reduce the total number of shares in issue to 2,547,570,060. This transaction, conducted on the London Stock Exchange and in accordance with Hong Kong's share buy-back code, impacts the denominator for shareholder notification purposes under FCA rules.

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Prudential PLC
08 January 2026
 

PRUDENTIAL PLC

 

Transaction in own shares

 

Prudential plc ("Prudential" or the "Company") announces it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each from JP Morgan Securities plc (''JPM'') in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's 2025 Annual General Meeting under the arrangement entered into with JPM announced on 6 January 2026.



Date of purchase:

7 January 2026




Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:

327,116




Lowest price paid per share:

£11.6150



Highest price paid per share:

£11.9750



Average price paid per share:

£11.7285


 

The Company intends to cancel the repurchased shares. Following this transaction, the Company will have 2,547,570,060 shares in issue and the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 2,547,570,060. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator when determining whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 

The shares were repurchased from JPM as an on-exchange transaction subject to the Listing Rules of the London Stock Exchange and as an on-market purchase for the purposes of the Hong Kong Code on Share Buy-Backs.

 

Schedule of Purchases

 

Issuer name: Prudential plc

ISIN: GB0007099541

Intermediary name: JP Morgan Securities plc

Intermediary code: JPMSGB2L

Currency: GBP

 

Aggregated information

 

Venue

Volume-weighted average price

Aggregated volume

Lowest price per share

Highest price per share

London Stock Exchange

£11.7285

327,116

£11.6150

£11.9750


 

Disaggregated information

 

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (as it forms part of domestic law of the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018), a full breakdown of the individual trades made by JPM on behalf of the Company is available via the link

below.

 

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0693O_1-2026-1-7.pdf

 

This announcement will also be available on Prudential's website at: LSE - Prudential plc

 

Additional information

 

About Prudential plc

 

Prudential provides life and health insurance and asset management in Greater China, ASEAN, India and Africa. Prudential's mission is to be the most trusted partner and protector for this generation and generations to come, by providing simple and accessible financial and health solutions. The business has dual primary listings on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (HKEX: 2378) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: PRU). It also has a secondary listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX: K6S) and a listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: PUK) in the form of American Depositary Receipts. It is a constituent of the Hang Seng Composite Index and is also included for trading in the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect programme and the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect programme.

 

Prudential is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc. a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America, nor with The Prudential Assurance Company Limited, a subsidiary of M&G plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.

 

www.prudentialplc.com

 

Contact

 

Media


Investors/analysts


Simon Kutner

+44 7581 023260 UK

Patrick Bowes

+852 2918 5468 HK

Sonia Tsang

+852 5580 7525 HK

William Elderkin

+44 20 3977 9215 UK



Ming Hau

+44 20 3977 9293 UK



Bosco Cheung

+852 2918 5499 HK



Tianjiao Yu

+852 2918 5487 HK


 

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