Prudential plc buys 306,168 shares at £10.1384 avg, cancel
Prudential plc repurchased 306,168 ordinary shares on 13 October 2025 from Merrill Lynch International under its 2025 AGM authority.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Prudential plc repurchased 306,168 ordinary shares on 13 October 2025 from Merrill Lynch International under its 2025 AGM authority. The shares were bought on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of £10.1384, with a low of £10.0850 and a high of £10.1800. The Company intends to cancel the repurchased shares.
After this transaction, shares in issue and total voting rights stand at 2,562,751,155. The buyback was executed as an on-exchange transaction subject to the London Stock Exchange Listing Rules and as an on-market purchase for the purposes of the Hong Kong Code on Share Buy-Backs.
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Small on-market buyback with cancellation; immaterial to share count.
Prudential plc repurchased 306,168 shares at a volume-weighted average price of £10.1384 on the London Stock Exchange. The company plans to cancel these shares, which modestly reduces the share count.
Post-transaction, total shares in issue and voting rights are 2,562,751,155, indicating the scale of this tranche is small relative to the overall capital base. The transaction was executed under the authority granted at the 2025 AGM.
This action reflects ongoing capital management activity rather than a thesis-changing event. Any broader impact would depend on the cumulative pace and size of future repurchases under the program.
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