Standard Chartered continues share buy-back program

Standard Chartered PLC ("SC") purchased 546,705 of its ordinary shares of US$0.50 each on 04 September 2025 from Goldman Sachs International. This transaction is part of the share buy-back programme previously announced on 31 July 2025. The shares were acquired at a volume weighted average price of 1,363.90 pence, with prices ranging from 1,354.50 pence to 1,371.00 pence.

The purchases were executed across multiple trading venues. On the London Stock Exchange, 382,694 shares were bought at an average of 1,363.89 pence. CBOE BXE saw the purchase of 54,670 shares at an average of 1,363.81 pence, while CBOE CXE accounted for 109,341 shares at an average of 1,364.00 pence. As of the close of business on the preceding trading day, SC had applied an aggregate of $222,600,623.28 to share purchases under the buy-back scheme.

SC plans to cancel the purchased shares. Following the cancellation, the company will have 2,303,478,015 ordinary shares in issue, which will also represent the total number of voting rights in SC. The full breakdown of individual trades is available on the London Stock Exchange website.