Prudential plc has disclosed that it repurchased and cancelled a combined 801,410 ordinary shares on Sep, 25 2026, equal to about 0.034% of its outstanding share capital prior to the transactions. The buybacks were executed on the London Stock Exchange under two shareholder mandates granted at the company’s annual general meetings held on May, 14 2025 and May, 28 2026.
Following the cancellations, Prudential’s issued share count fell to 2,483,428,712 shares. A further 1,583,817 shares that were repurchased on Sep, 24 and Sep, 25 2026 remain to be cancelled.
Cumulatively, the 2025 mandate has been used to repurchase 124.54 million shares, representing 4.78% of the company’s issued shares at the time of that approval, while the 2026 mandate has been applied to buy back 5.79 million shares, or 0.23% of the then-existing share base.
In line with prevailing rules, Prudential will observe a moratorium on issuing new shares or selling treasury shares until Oct, 25 2026.