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RNS Number : 6587Q
Prudential PLC
19 December 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 Barclay Securities Limited (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 5 December 2024.
Date of purchase: 18 December 2024
Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased: 699,801 (ISIN GB0007099541)
Lowest price paid per share: GBP 6.3320
Highest price paid per share: GBP 6.4040
Average price paid per share: GBP 6.3629
The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares. Following the above transaction, the Company will have 2,659,900,566 shares in issue.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 2,659,900,566 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: Barclays Securities Limited
Intermediary Code: BARCGB91
Currency: GBP
Aggregated information:
Venue
Volume-weighted average price
Aggregated volume
Lowest price paid per share
Highest price paid per share
BATS
£6.3621
71,073
£6.3320
£6.4020
CHI-X
£6.3623
208,742
£6.3320
£6.4020
London Stock Exchange
£6.3635
281,340
£6.3360
£6.4040
Turquoise
£6.3619
92,931
£6.3320
£6.4020
Aquis
£6.3653
45,715
£6.3340
£6.4040
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.
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.
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