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Prudential: Admission of shares to trading

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Summary by 6ix AI

Prudential plc, a life and health insurance and asset management group, has applied to the London Stock Exchange for 10,916 ordinary shares of 5 pence each to be admitted to trading on its main market. The shares will be issued under the scrip dividend alternative (taking new shares instead of cash) for the 2026 first interim dividend.

Key details

  • When issued, the shares will rank pari passu, meaning equally, with the existing ordinary shares.
  • 4,148 of the shares will be issued in connection with a share dealing facility that lets United Kingdom shareholders take part in the scrip dividend alternative if they cannot provide a Hong Kong address or details of a Hong Kong qualifying brokerage account, a requirement of holding shares on the Hong Kong line.

What’s still pending

  • The admission date for the shares is expected to be October 22, 2026.

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Prudential PLC
21 October 2026
 

Prudential plc – Admission of shares to trading

Prudential plc (“Prudential”) announces that an application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for 10,916 ordinary shares of 5 pence each (the "Shares") to be admitted to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.

The admission date for the Shares is expected to be 22 October 2026. When issued, these Shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares. The Shares will be issued by Prudential in connection with the scrip dividend alternative for the 2026 first interim dividend.

Prudential has made available a share dealing facility to enable United Kingdom shareholders to participate in the scrip dividend alternative for the 2026 first interim dividend if they cannot provide an address in Hong Kong or details of a Hong Kong qualifying brokerage account (a requirement of holding shares on the Hong Kong line). 4,148 of the Shares will be issued by Prudential in connection with this share dealing facility.

About Prudential plc

Prudential provides life and health insurance and asset management in Greater China, ASEAN, India 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 (HKEX: 2378) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: PRU). It also has a secondary listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX: K6S) and a listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: 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.

The ISIN code for the ordinary shares of Prudential is GB0007099541 and the TIDM code is PRU.

https://www.prudentialplc.com/

Contact

Adrian de Souza, Group Company Secretary, +44 7484922287

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