Standard Chartered completes latest share buyback tranche

Standard Chartered PLC (SC) announced on September 4, 2025, that it purchased 545,052 of its ordinary shares of US$0.50 each from Goldman Sachs International on September 3, 2025. These purchases are part of the share buyback program announced on July 31, 2025. The shares were acquired at prices ranging from GB 1,356.00 pence to GB 1,367.00 pence, with a volume-weighted average price of GB 1,361.40 pence.

The buyback activity was spread across multiple trading venues. The London Stock Exchange saw the largest volume, with 381,757 shares purchased at an average price of GB 1,361.33 pence. CBOE BXE and CBOE CXE also participated, with 54,491 shares at GB 1,361.79 pence and 108,804 shares at GB 1,361.42 pence, respectively.

As of the close of business on September 3, 2025, SC had applied an aggregate of $212,618,758.97 towards share purchases under the program. SC intends to cancel these purchased shares, which will reduce the total number of ordinary shares in issue to 2,304,024,720, aligning with the total voting rights.