Prudential plc (02378) has cancelled 291,116 ordinary shares that were repurchased on Sep, 1 2025, with the cancellation taking effect on Sep, 3 2025. The move reduced the company’s issued share capital to 2,571,333,270 shares from 2,571,624,386 shares.
On Sep, 3 2025, the company bought back a further 305,695 shares on the London Stock Exchange at prices ranging from GBP 9.556 to GBP 9.76 per share; these shares will also be cancelled.
Including 298,985 shares repurchased on Sep, 2 2025 that are still awaiting cancellation, Prudential now has 604,680 shares pending cancellation.
The buy-backs are being conducted under the authority granted by shareholders on May, 14 2025, which permits the repurchase of up to 262,668,701 shares. To date, the company has repurchased 33,530,752 shares under this mandate, equal to about 1.29 % of the shares outstanding when the authority was approved. The mandate bars the issue of new shares until Oct, 3 2025.