[6-K] PRUDENTIAL PLC ADS (REP 2 ORD SHARES) Current Report (Foreign Issuer)

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Prudential plc repurchased 300,532 ordinary shares of 5 pence each on 13 August 2025 from Merrill Lynch International. The company paid a lowest price of £9.7540, a highest price of £9.8460 and an average price of £9.7978 per share.

The repurchased shares are intended to be cancelled; following this transaction Prudential will have 2,574,944,603 shares in issue and the same number of voting rights. The purchase was executed on the London Stock Exchange as an on-exchange transaction and treated as an on-market purchase under the Hong Kong Code on Share Buy-Backs, and was made under the authority granted at the Company's 2025 Annual General Meeting.

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Financial Analyst

TL;DR: Small, routine on-market buyback of 300,532 shares; company intends to cancel them and reports full trade details.

The Form 6-K discloses a single repurchase of 300,532 ordinary shares executed on 13 August 2025 via Merrill Lynch International at an average price of £9.7978. The company states the intention to cancel the shares and provides aggregated venue-level pricing showing execution on the London Stock Exchange. No earnings, balance sheet or other financial performance data are included in this filing; the announcement is a transactional disclosure rather than a financial-results update.

Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR: Buyback implemented under shareholder-authorised programme with disclosure per Listing Rules and MAR; shares to be cancelled.

Prudential confirms the repurchase was made under the authority approved at the 2025 Annual General Meeting and under the arrangement announced on 1 July 2025. The company reports the transaction as an on-exchange/on-market purchase on the London Stock Exchange and notes availability of a full disaggregated trade breakdown in line with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation. The firm also clarifies regulatory treatment for Hong Kong and provides the updated shares-in-issue figure for shareholder notification purposes.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of August, 2025

PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

13/F, One International Finance Centre,

1 Harbour View Street, Central,

Hong Kong, China

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports

under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F X           Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information

contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the

Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes              No X

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant

in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-

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 Merrill Lynch International ("MLI") in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's 2025 Annual General Meeting under the arrangement entered into with MLI announced on 1 July 2025.

Date of purchase:	13 August 2025
Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:	300,532
Lowest price paid per share:	£9.7540
Highest price paid per share:	£9.8460
Average price paid per share:	£9.7978

The Company intends to cancel the repurchased shares. Following this transaction, the Company will have 2,574,944,603 shares in issue and the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 2,574,944,603. 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 MLI 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:	Merrill Lynch International
Intermediary code:	MLILGB3LESF
Currency:	GBP

Aggregated information

Venue	Volume-weighted average price	Aggregated volume	Lowest price paid per share	Highest price paid per share
BATS	£0.0000	0	£0.0000	£0.0000
CHI-X	£0.0000	0	£0.0000	£0.0000
London Stock Exchange	£9.7978	300,532	£9.7540	£9.8460
Turquoise	£0.0000	0	£0.0000	£0.0000
Aquis	£0.0000	0	£0.0000	£0.0000

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 MLI on behalf of the Company is available via the link below.

htp://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2474V_1-2025-8-13.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 24 markets across Asia 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 (2378) and the London Stock Exchange (PRU). It also has a secondary listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange (K6S) and a listing on the New York Stock Exchange (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		Patrick Bowes	+852 2918 5468
Sonia Tsang	+852 5580 7525		William Elderkin	+44 20 3977 9215
			Ming Hau	+44 20 3977 9293
			Bosco Cheung	+852 2918 5499
			Tianjiao Yu	+852 2918 5487

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: 14 August 2025

PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

By: /s/  Sylvia Edwards

Sylvia Edwards 

Deputy Group Secretary