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 May, 2026
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
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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.
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No X
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"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 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.
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Date
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Trading Venue
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Aggregate number of shares purchased
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Lowest price per share
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Highest price per share
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Volume-weighted average price
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11 May 2026
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XLON
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252,608
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11.2800
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11.4250
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11.3811
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12 May 2026
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XLON
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250,931
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11.1400
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11.3550
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11.2383
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13 May 2026
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XLON
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257,617
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11.4000
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11.5700
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11.4721
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14 May 2026
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XLON
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257,846
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11.5350
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11.6750
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11.6115
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15 May 2026
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XLON
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257,433
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11.3100
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11.5450
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11.4063
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The Company intends to cancel the repurchased shares. During the
week, the Company also allotted 5,721,904 in connection with the
scrip dividend alternative and 2,442 in connection with employee
share plans. Following these transactions, the Company will have
2,523,184,026 shares in issue and the total number of voting rights
in the Company will be 2,523,184,026. 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.
Issuer name: Prudential plc
ISIN: GB0007099541
Intermediary name: JP Morgan Securities plc
Intermediary code: JPMSGB2L
Currency: GBP
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/6079E_1-2026-5-15.pdf
This announcement will also be available on Prudential's website
at: LSE
- Prudential plc
Since the commencement of the share buy-back programme announced on
6 January 2026, The Company has purchased 30,244,552 ordinary
shares on the London Stock Exchange in aggregate at a volume
weighted average price of 1,121.9893p per ordinary
share.
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
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Media
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Investors/analysts
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Simon Kutner
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+44 7581 023260 UK
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Patrick Bowes
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+852 2918 5468 HK
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Sonia Tsang
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+852 5580 7525 HK
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William Elderkin
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+44 20 3977 9215 UK
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Ming Hau
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+44 20 3977 9293 UK
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Bosco Cheung
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+852 2918 5499 HK
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Tianjiao Yu
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+852 2918 5487 HK
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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:
18 May 2026
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PRUDENTIAL
PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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By:
/s/ Thomas
S Clarkson
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Thomas
S Clarkson
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Company
Secretary
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