Standard Chartered executes share buy-back programme

Standard Chartered PLC (SC) announced the purchase of 724,741 of its ordinary shares, valued at US$0.50 each, on July 7, 2025. The shares were acquired from J.P. Morgan Securities plc, under the previously announced share buy-back programme detailed on February 24, 2025. The lowest price paid per share was GB 1,219.0000 pence, while the highest was GB 1,235.0000 pence. The volume-weighted average price paid was GB 1,227.0350 pence. Trading occurred across multiple venues, including the London Stock Exchange, CBOE BXE and CBOE CXE, with prices varying slightly across each. The total amount applied to share purchases under the buy-back reached US$1,270,055,389.29 as of the preceding trading day. Standard Chartered intends to cancel the purchased shares, which will result in 2,328,338,489 ordinary shares in issue, representing the total number of voting rights.