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  • Prudential plc Completes Buyback of 429,985 Shares at Avg £11.15
    April 21, 2026, 6:42 AM EDT. Prudential plc repurchased 429,985 of its ordinary shares on April 20, 2026, from JP Morgan Securities at an average price of £11.1540 per share. The buyback follows shareholder authorization from the 2025 AGM and was conducted on the London Stock Exchange within regulatory frameworks including the Hong Kong Code on Share Buy-Backs. Prudential intends to cancel the repurchased shares, reducing total shares in issue to 2.52 billion with corresponding voting rights. This figure serves as the denominator for shareholder notifications under FCA rules. The company paid between £11.0950 and £11.2350 per share during this transaction, reflecting its continued capital management efforts.

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