Standard Chartered continues share buyback, reducing voting rights

Standard Chartered PLC (SC) executed a share buy-back on September 18, 2025, purchasing 517,062 of its US$0.50 ordinary shares from Goldman Sachs International. The shares were acquired at prices ranging from GB pence 1,406.50 to GB pence 1,433.50, with a volume weighted average price of GB pence 1,420.68. The total aggregate amount applied to share purchases under the buy-back programme, as of the close of business London time on September 18, 2025, reached US$322,872,107.74.

The purchased shares are intended for cancellation. Following this, the total number of ordinary shares in issue for SC will be 2,298,245,826. Consequently, the total number of voting rights within SC will also be 2,298,245,826.

These transactions are conducted as part of the share buy-back programme initially detailed in an announcement on July 31, 2025, adhering to pre-set parameters, limits, and applicable regulations.