Prudential plc released its monthly return on Jun, 04 2026, reporting that its issued ordinary share count fell by 753,330 to 2,520,488,997 during May 2026.

The movement was driven by the cancellation of 758,884 shares repurchased under the authority granted on May, 14 2025. An additional 1,451,932 shares bought back on May, 28-29 2026 remained pending cancellation at month-end.

New equity was issued in two transactions: 1) a scrip dividend on May, 13 2026 that added 5,721,904 shares at USD 13.834482 per share, and 2) the exercise of employee share options that generated 5,554 shares and GBP 112,477 in proceeds.

At period-end the company confirmed compliance with the Hong Kong public-float requirement, and it held no treasury shares.