Standard Chartered continues share buy-back program

Standard Chartered PLC announced on August 28, 2025, that it purchased 532,467 of its ordinary shares of US$0.50 each on August 27, 2025, from Goldman Sachs International. This transaction is part of the share buy-back program initially detailed on July 31, 2025. The aggregate volume-weighted average price paid for these shares was GB Pence 1,380.88, with prices ranging from a low of GB Pence 1,371.00 to a high of GB Pence 1,399.50.

The purchases were executed across multiple trading venues. On the London Stock Exchange, 372,728 shares were bought at a volume-weighted average price of GB Pence 1,380.65. CBOE BXE saw the purchase of 53,246 shares at GB Pence 1,381.78, and CBOE CXE accounted for 106,493 shares at GB Pence 1,381.24. As of the close of business on the trading day preceding this announcement, Standard Chartered had applied an aggregate of US$162,881,732.39 to share purchases under the buy-back program.

Standard Chartered intends to cancel all purchased shares. Following the cancellation of these shares, the total number of ordinary shares in issue will be 2,306,715,565, which will also represent the total number of voting rights.