Prudential PLC has announced the purchase of its ordinary shares through Merrill Lynch International on the London Stock Exchange. The purchase of 661,605 ordinary shares of 5 pence each was made in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's 2024 Annual General Meeting. The lowest price paid per share was GBp 711.6000, the highest price paid per share was GBp 727.8000, and the average price paid per share was GBp 721.8492.

Following the transaction, the Company will have 2,749,766,389 shares in issue, and the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 2,749,766,389. The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares. 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.

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 more detailed information, a full breakdown of the individual trades made by the Bank on behalf of the Company is available via the provided link. This announcement is also available on Prudential's website.