RNS Number : 5480J
Prudential PLC
24 October 2024
 

Prudential plc

 

Transaction in own shares

 

Prudential plc (the "Company") announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each through Goldman Sachs International (the "Bank") on the London Stock Exchange in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's 2024 Annual General Meeting (the "Purchase"). The Purchase was effected in accordance with the agreement entered into with the Bank, as announced on 23 June 2024.

 

          Date of purchase: 24 October 2024

 

          Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased: 594,269 (ISIN GB0007099541)

 

          Lowest price paid per share: GBP 6.5260

 

          Highest price paid per share: GBP 6.6660

 

          Average price paid per share: GBP 6.5861

 


The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

 

In addition, the Company has today issued 40,000 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in connection with the scrip dividend alternative in respect of the 2024 first interim dividend (the "Scrip Issuance").

 

Following the Purchase and the Scrip Issuance, the Company will have 2,692,457,389 shares in issue.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 2,692,457,389 and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator when determining whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 

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.

 


Schedule of Purchases:

 

        Issuer name: Prudential plc

 

        ISIN: GB0007099541

 

        Intermediary name: Goldman Sachs International

 

        Intermediary Code: GSILGB2X

 

        Currency: GBP

 


Aggregated information:

 


Venue

Volume-weighted average price

Aggregated volume

Lowest price paid per share

Highest price paid per share

BATS


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CHI-X


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London Stock Exchange

£6.5861

594,269

£6.5260

£6.6660

Turquoise


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Aquis


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Disaggregated information:

 

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (as it forms part of domestic law of the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018), a full breakdown of the individual trades made by the Bank on behalf of the Company is available via the link below.

 

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/5480J_1-2024-10-24.pdf

 

This announcement will also be available on Prudential's website at:

 

LSE - Prudential plc

 

Additional information

 

About Prudential plc

 

Prudential plc provides life and health insurance and asset management in 24 markets across Asia and Africa. Prudential's mission is to be the most trusted partner and protector for this generation and generations to come, by providing simple and accessible financial and health solutions. The business has dual primary listings on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (2378) and the London Stock Exchange (PRU). It also has a secondary listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange (K6S) and a listing on the New York Stock Exchange (PUK) 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 programme and the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect programme.

 

Prudential is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc. a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America, nor with The Prudential Assurance Company Limited, a subsidiary of M&G plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.

 

https://www.prudentialplc.com/

 

Contact

 


Media


Simon Kutner

+44 (0)7581 023260

Sonia Tsang

+852 5580 7525





Investors/Analysts


Patrick Bowes

+852 9611 2981

William Elderkin

+44 (0)20 3977 9215

Darwin Lam

+852 2918 6348





 

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