Standard Chartered executes share buy-back program on April 22

** Standard Chartered PLC (HKEX:2888) announced it purchased 1,328,683 of its own ordinary shares at a price of US$0.50 each on April 22, 2025, as part of its ongoing buy-back program. The shares were acquired from J.P. Morgan Securities plc. The volume weighted average price paid per share was GB 1,020.1162. The highest price paid per share was GB 1,024.0000, while the lowest price was GB 1,007.0000. The total amount applied for share purchases to date is US$588,963,530.46. The company intends to cancel the purchased shares, leaving 2,372,297,265 shares in issue. Purchases were executed on the London Stock Exchange, CBOE BXE, and CBOE CXE.