Standard Chartered buys back shares on April 17

Standard Chartered PLC (HKEX:2888) announced that it purchased 1,336,452 of its ordinary shares, each with a value of US$0.50, on April 17, 2025. The purchase was made through J.P. Morgan Securities plc, pursuant to the share buy-back program detailed in the company's February 24, 2025 announcement. The shares were purchased across multiple trading venues, including the London Stock Exchange, CBOE BXE, and CBOE CXE, with volume-weighted average prices of GB 1,014.0718, GB 1,014.0907, and GB 1,014.0551 per share, respectively. The highest price paid per share was GB 1,025.0000, and the lowest was GB 1,005.5000. Standard Chartered intends to cancel the purchased shares, which will result in 2,373,625,948 ordinary shares in issue with equivalent voting rights. The company has so far allocated US$571,002,285.32 to the buy-back program.