Standard Chartered continues share buy-back program

Standard Chartered PLC (SC) announced on September 24, 2025, that it purchased 513,255 of its ordinary shares on September 23, 2025. These shares, with a nominal value of $0.50 each, were acquired from Goldman Sachs International as part of the buy-back program detailed on July 31, 2025. The volume-weighted average price paid per share was 1,445.02 pence, with individual purchases ranging from 1,432.50 pence to 1,453.50 pence.

The repurchases were executed across multiple trading venues. On the London Stock Exchange, 359,279 shares were bought at a volume-weighted average price of 1,445.08 pence. CBOE BXE saw 51,325 shares acquired at an average of 1,444.87 pence, while CBOE CXE accounted for 102,651 shares at 1,444.88 pence. The aggregate amount applied to share purchases under the buy-back program totals $352,834,277.01 as of the close of business London time on the preceding trading day.

SC intends to cancel these purchased shares. Following the cancellation, the total number of ordinary shares in issue will be 2,296,697,491, which also represents the total number of voting rights in SC.