Standard Chartered executes share buy-back on June 27

Standard Chartered PLC (HKEX:2888) announced the purchase of 737,000 ordinary shares on June 27, 2025, as part of its previously announced buy-back program detailed on February 24, 2025. The shares, priced between GB 1,194.0000 pence and GB 1,220.0000 pence, were acquired through J.P. Morgan Securities plc, with a volume-weighted average price of GB 1,210.0581 pence. The transactions took place across multiple venues, including the London Stock Exchange (442,200 shares at a volume weighted average price of GB 1,210.0343 pence), CBOE BXE and CBOE CXE. As of the announcement date, the company had applied US$1,198,108,297.31 to share repurchases. Standard Chartered intends to cancel the purchased shares, resulting in 2,332,695,051 ordinary shares in issue, all carrying voting rights.