Prudential Pays Out: New $2B Stock Buyback Program Sweetens The Pot For Investors
Prudential Pays Out: New $2B Stock Buyback Program Sweetens The Pot For Investors
Prudential plc (NYSE:PUK) shares are trading higher after the company launched a share buyback program worth $2 billion.
英國保誠股份有限公司（紐交所：PUK）股價上漲，原因是公司啓動了價值20億美元的股票回購計劃。
The company expects to complete the share buyback no later than mid-2026.
公司預計最晚於2026年中完成股票回購。
CEO Anil Wadhwani, said, "Progress towards our financial objectives will increase the potential for further cash returns to shareholders. Our dividend policy remains unchanged, with the Board continuing to expect the 2024 annual dividend to grow in the range of 7-9 per cent."
行政總裁Anil Wadhwani表示：“實現我們的財務目標有助於增加向股東返還更多現金的潛力。我們的股息政策保持不變，董事會仍然期望2024年年度股息增長在7-9％的區間內。”
"Our outperformance in H1 2023 when the border between Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland reopened results in a strong comparator for H1 2024. Q2 2024 APE sales trends are similar to those in Q1 2024."
“我們在香港與中國內地重新開放邊界的2023年上半年表現優異，這爲2024年上半年的業績表現提供了強有力的參照。2024年第二季度APE銷售趨勢與2024年第一季度類似。”
The terms of the proposed share buyback program will align with the shareholder approval obtained at the 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM), and subsequently with any similar approval sought at the 2025 AGM.
擬議的股票回購計劃條款將與2024年年度股東大會獲得的股東批准保持一致，並隨後與2025年年度股東大會尋求的任何類似批准保持一致。
Based on the current risk profile and applicable capital regulations across business units, the company aims to maintain a free surplus ratio between 175% and 200%. As of the end of 2023, Prudential's free surplus ratio stood at 242%.
基於業務單元的當前風險評估和適用資本監管要求，公司旨在保持自由盈餘比率在175％至200％之間。截至2023年底，英國保誠的自由盈餘比率爲242％。
The company generated an operating free surplus generated from in-force insurance and asset management business of $2.74 billion.
公司從有效保險和資產管理業務中產生了27.4億美元的運營自由盈餘。
Prudential plc anticipates releasing its half-year results for 2024 on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.
英國保誠股份有限公司預計於2024年8月28日（星期三）發佈2024年上半年業績報告。
Price Action: PUK shares are up 7.97% at $19.45 at the last check Monday.
價格行動：截至上週一的最後一次檢查，PUK股票上漲7.97％至19.45美元。
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