Prudential plc announced that it cancelled 372,429 ordinary shares repurchased on Aug, 26 2026 and a further 380,629 shares repurchased on Aug, 27 2026, with the cancellations completed on Sep, 1 2026. The company’s outstanding share count fell to about 2.496 billion following the cancellations.
The group also reported that 771,902 additional shares repurchased on Aug, 28 2026 and Sep, 1 2026 are awaiting cancellation.
On Sep, 1 2026, Prudential repurchased 387,822 shares on the London Stock Exchange; these shares are also designated for cancellation.
Since its current buyback mandate was approved on May, 14 2025, Prudential has repurchased approximately 117.37 million shares, representing 4.51% of the shares outstanding at the time of the mandate’s approval.
The company is subject to a moratorium on new share issues or treasury-share sales until Oct, 1 2026.