Prudential plc announced that it cancelled 335,080 ordinary shares on Feb, 25 2026 following a repurchase completed on Feb, 23 2026.
After the cancellation, the company’s issued share capital fell to 2,536.58 million shares.
The insurer also disclosed that a further 745,225 shares repurchased on Feb, 24–25 2026 remain pending cancellation, comprising 453,332 shares bought on Feb, 24 and 291,893 shares bought on Feb, 25.
Prudential added that the Feb, 25 repurchase was executed on the London Stock Exchange and forms part of the mandate approved on May, 14 2025, under which up to 262.67 million shares can be bought back. To date, 70.61 million shares, or 2.71 % of the share base at the time of mandate approval, have been repurchased under this authority.
The company is subject to a moratorium on issuing new shares or transferring treasury shares until Mar, 27 2026.