Prudential plc (02378) submitted a Next Day Disclosure Return on 09 February 2026. The company reported an opening balance of 2,541,586,709 ordinary shares of GBP 0.05 each as of 05 February 2026, followed by the repurchase and cancellation of 286,469 shares on 06 February 2026 at GBP 12.2883 per share. This lowered the issued share count to 2,541,300,240.
Separately, as of the closing balance date of 06 February 2026, 494,445 shares repurchased on 05 February 2026 at GBP 11.8709 per share and 271,230 shares repurchased on 06 February 2026 at GBP 11.7401 per share remain pending cancellation.
Additional disclosure shows that on 06 February 2026, 271,230 shares were repurchased on the London Stock Exchange at prices ranging between GBP 11.55 and GBP 11.88, with an aggregate consideration of GBP 3,184,270.99. The share repurchase mandate, granted on 14 May 2025, authorized up to 262,668,701 shares to be repurchased. The total number of shares repurchased so far stands at 65,905,571, representing approximately 2.530373% of the issuer’s share capital as of the mandate date. A moratorium remains in place preventing new issuances or transfers of treasury shares until 08 March 2026.