Prudential sets scrip dividend price, continues share repurchases

Prudential Plc has set the scrip reference price for its 2025 first interim dividend at US$13.422519 per new ordinary share. This dividend, amounting to 7.71 US cents per ordinary share, allows shareholders who held a minimum of 175 ordinary shares on the record date (5 September 2025) to opt for a scrip dividend alternative. The reference price was determined by averaging the middle-market price of Prudential's shares on the London Stock Exchange over a five-day period, commencing on 4 September 2025.

In related corporate actions, Prudential repurchased 265,000 ordinary shares on 8 September 2025, which were subsequently cancelled on 10 September 2025. These shares were bought back at a weighted average price of £9.7774, reducing the total issued shares to 2,569,896,174.

Additionally, Prudential confirmed the repurchase of 267,431 shares on 9 September 2025 at an average price of £9.9381 and 288,690 shares on 10 September 2025 at an average price of £10.1849, both for cancellation but not yet processed. These repurchases were made on another stock exchange, adhering to domestic rules, and fall under a mandate granted on 14 May 2025.