<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001654954-24-015179.txt : 20241205
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001654954-24-015179
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241205
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241205
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241205

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PRUDENTIAL PLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001116578
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LIFE INSURANCE [6311]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			X0

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15040
		FILM NUMBER:		241527812

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 ANGEL COURT
		CITY:			LONDON
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			EC2R 7AG
		BUSINESS PHONE:		011442075483737

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 ANGEL COURT
		CITY:			LONDON
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			EC2R 7AG
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<DESCRIPTION>COMMENCEMENT OF 2ND TRANCHE OF BUYBACK PROGRAMME
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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER</font></div>
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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">For the
month of December, 2024</font></div>
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PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY</font></div>
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13/F, One International Finance Centre,</font></div>
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1 Harbour View Street, Central,</font></div>
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Hong Kong, China</font></div>
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&#xA0;Form 40-F</font></div>
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1934.</font></div>
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&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #373A36; font-size: 13px">5
December 2024</font></font></div>
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Commencement of Second Tranche of share buyback programme for US$
800 million</font></div>
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Prudential plc (the "</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #373A36">Company</font><font style="color: #373A36">"; HKEX: 2378; LSE: PRU) announces that it will
commence the second tranche ("</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #373A36">Second
Tranche</font><font style="color: #373A36">") of its US$ 2 billion
share buyback programme ("</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #373A36">Programme</font><font style="color: #373A36">") for US$ 800 million. This follows the
successful completion of the first tranche of the Programme on 15
November 2024 for US$ 700 million.</font></font></div>
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The purpose of the Programme is to reduce the issued share capital
of the Company in order to return capital to shareholders. The
Directors consider the Second Tranche and the Programme to be in
the best interests of the Company and of its
shareholders.</font></div>
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The Programme remains in addition to other share buybacks that may
be undertaken in the future in order to offset the expected
dilution from the vesting of awards under employee and agent share
schemes and the issuance of ordinary shares under the scrip
dividend alternative for future dividends (if
offered).</font></div>
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Detailed terms of the Second Tranche</font></div>
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The Company has entered into an arrangement with Barclays Capital
Securities Limited ("</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #373A36">Barclays</font><font style="color: #373A36">") (acting as riskless principal) to conduct the
buyback in respect of the Second Tranche on its behalf and to make
trading decisions in respect of the Second Tranche independently of
the Company.</font></font></div>
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The arrangement with Barclays enables the purchase of ordinary
shares in the issued share capital of the Company
("</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #373A36; font-size: 13px">Ordinary
Shares</font><font style="color: #373A36; font-size: 13px">") for a
period from 5 December 2024, and will complete no later than 26
June 2025. The aggregate maximum pecuniary amount allocated to the
Second Tranche is US$ 800 million (exclusive of associated fees,
expenses and stamp duty) (equivalent to GBP 629 million and HKD
6,228 million, in each case based on the closing exchange rate
between US$ and GBP and US$ and HKD as of 4</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #373A36; font-size: 13px">December</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #373A36; font-size: 13px">2024 GMT) representing an amount
equal to the aggregate value of approximately 3.64% of the
Company's issued share capital at the closing share price on
4</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #373A36; font-size: 13px">December</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #373A36; font-size: 13px">2024.</font></font></div>
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Barclays may effect purchases of Ordinary Shares under the Second
Tranche on the London Stock Exchange and/or other trading
venues</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #373A36">1</font><font style="color: #373A36">&#xA0;for
subsequent purchase by the Company. Purchases by the Company will
be treated as being made on the London Stock Exchange. The Company
intends that any Ordinary Shares purchased will be
cancelled.</font></font></div>
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The Second Tranche will be conducted in accordance with the
authority granted by shareholders at the Company's 2024 Annual
General Meeting and any authority granted by shareholders at the
Company's 2025 Annual General Meeting. The maximum number of
Ordinary Shares which may be purchased by the Company under the
Second Tranche is 175,000,000. The Second Tranche will be conducted
within the parameters prescribed by the Market Abuse Regulation
596/2014/EU (as in force in the UK and as amended by the Market
Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019), the Commission
Delegated Regulation 2016/1052/EU (as in force in the UK and as
amended by the FCA's Technical Standards (Market Abuse Regulation)
(EU Exit) Instrument 2019) and in accordance with Chapter 9 of the
UK Listing Rules, the Hong Kong Listing Rules and the Hong Kong
Code on Share Buy-backs. No purchase of Ordinary Shares will be
conducted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. No purchases will be
made in respect of the Company's American Depositary
Receipts.</font></div>
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The Company will make further announcements in due course following
any purchase of Ordinary Shares. There is no guarantee that the
Second Tranche will be implemented in full or that any Ordinary
Shares will be purchased by the Company.</font></div>
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1</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #373A36; font-size: 13px">Specifically Aquis Exchange
Europe, Cboe Europe Limited through the BXE and CXE order books,
and any multilateral trading facility operated by Turquoise Global
Holdings Limited, each being a trading venue (as
defined</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #373A36; font-size: 13px">in
the Market Abuse Regulation) in the United Kingdom where the
Ordinary Shares are admitted to trading or
traded.</font></font></div>
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Additional information</font></div>
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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.</font></div>
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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&amp;G plc, a company
incorporated in the United Kingdom.</font></div>
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registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</font></div>
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