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Prudential buys back 817K shares on October 23

Repurchased shares are intended for cancellation, while the scrip dividend alternative resulted in 10,916 ordinary shares being allotted.

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Prudential plc (PUK) purchased ordinary shares from JP Morgan Securities plc under arrangements announced on January 6, 2026 and September 2, 2026, pursuant to shareholder authorities granted at its 2025 and 2026 annual general meetings. Its daily purchases were 797,660 shares on October 19, 804,914 on October 20, 795,396 on October 21, 795,485 on October 22 and 816,629 on October 23, 2026. Prudential intends to cancel the repurchased shares and also allotted 10,916 ordinary shares under the scrip dividend alternative. Following these transactions, it will have 2,465,982,262 shares in issue and 2,465,982,262 voting rights. Since the programme commenced, Prudential has purchased 87,975,623 ordinary shares at a volume weighted average price of 1,036.4954p per ordinary share.

Shares purchased on October 19, 2026 797,660 shares Daily repurchase
Shares purchased on October 20, 2026 804,914 shares Daily repurchase
Shares purchased on October 21, 2026 795,396 shares Daily repurchase
Shares purchased on October 22, 2026 795,485 shares Daily repurchase
Shares purchased on October 23, 2026 816,629 shares Daily repurchase
Shares purchased since programme commencement 87,975,623 ordinary shares Aggregate since the buy-back programme commenced
Volume weighted average price 1,036.4954p per ordinary share Since programme commencement
Shares in issue 2,465,982,262 shares Following these transactions
volume-weighted average price financial
"Volume-weighted average price"
Volume-weighted average price (VWAP) is the average price of a stock over a specific time period where each trade is weighted by the number of shares traded, so larger trades influence the average more than small ones. Investors and traders use VWAP as a reference point to judge whether trades are happening at relatively good or poor prices—like checking the average price paid for an item at a market where bulk purchases count more than single-item buys.
scrip dividend alternative financial
"in connection with the scrip dividend alternative"
on-market purchase regulatory
"as an on-market purchase for the purposes of the Hong Kong Code on Share Buy-Backs"

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How many shares has Prudential (PUK) repurchased under its buy-back programme?

Since the programme commenced, Prudential has purchased 87,975,623 ordinary shares at a volume weighted average price of 1,036.4954p per ordinary share.

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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 October, 2026
 
PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
 
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
 
15/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 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 and in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's 2026 Annual General Meeting under the arrangement entered into with JPM announced on 2 September 2026.
 
Date
Trading Venue
Aggregate number of shares purchased
Lowest price per share
Highest price per share
Volume-weighted average price
19 October 2026
XLON
797,660
8.8860
9.0360
8.9255
20 October 2026
XLON
804,914
8.8140
8.9720
8.8912
21 October 2026
XLON
795,396
8.9100
9.0360
8.9717
22 October 2026
XLON
795,485
8.8540
9.0040
8.9351
23 October 2026
XLON
816,629
8.7200
8.8520
8.7636
  
The Company intends to cancel the repurchased shares.
 
During the week, the Company also allotted 10,916 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in connection with the scrip dividend alternative.
 
Following these transactions, the Company will have 2,465,982,262 shares in issue and the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 2,465,982,262. 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/3217A_1-2026-10-23.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 and 2 September 2026, the Company has purchased 87,975,623 ordinary shares in aggregate at a volume weighted average price of 1,036.4954p 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
 
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
Janice Wong
+852 6188 6381 HK
Ming Hau
+44 20 3977 9293 UK
 
 
Bosco Cheung
+852 2918 5499 HK
 
 
Tianjiao Yu
+852 2918 5487 HK
  
 
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: 26 October 2026
 
 
PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
 
 
 
By: /s/ Sylvia Edwards
 
 
 
Sylvia Edwards
 
Deputy Group Secretary

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