Prudential PLC has announced the purchase of 590,000 of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each through Barclays Capital Securities Ltd on the London Stock Exchange. The purchase was made in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's 2023 Annual General Meeting. The lowest price paid per share was GBp 822.6000, the highest price paid per share was GBp 838.8000, and the average price paid per share was GBp 829.0140. The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares, leaving it with 2,751,319,140 shares in issue.

Following the transaction, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 2,751,319,140. All shares were purchased from the Bank as an on-exchange transaction subject to the rules of the London Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Code on Share Buy-backs. The announcement also includes a schedule of purchases, aggregated information, and disaggregated information in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.

Prudential plc provides life and health insurance and asset management in 24 markets across Asia and Africa. The business has dual primary listings on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and the London Stock Exchange, a secondary listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange, and a listing on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American Depositary Receipts. It is a constituent of the Hang Seng Composite Index and is also included for trading in the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program and the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program.

For additional information, the announcement is available on Prudential's website.