Standard Chartered continues share buy-back program

Standard Chartered PLC (SC) confirmed on September 11, 2025, that it purchased 523,120 of its ordinary shares from Goldman Sachs International on September 10, 2025. This transaction is part of the share buy-back program initiated on July 31, 2025. The shares were acquired at prices ranging from GB Pence 1,399.00 to GB Pence 1,425.00, with a volume-weighted average price of GB Pence 1,415.74.

The shares were purchased across multiple trading venues, including the London Stock Exchange (365,066 shares at GB Pence 1,415.85), CBOE BXE (52,732 shares at GB Pence 1,415.29), and CBOE CXE (105,322 shares at GB Pence 1,415.56). As of the close of business London time on the day preceding the announcement, SC had allocated an aggregate of $262,815,025.91 to share purchases under the program.

SC intends to cancel the purchased shares. Following the cancellation, the total number of ordinary shares in issue will be 2,301,341,745, which will also represent the total number of voting rights in SC.