Standard Chartered buys back shares as part of ongoing program

Standard Chartered PLC announced on September 30, 2025, that it purchased 512,479 of its ordinary shares of US$0.50 each on September 29, 2025, from Goldman Sachs International. This transaction is part of the share buy-back program initially detailed on July 31, 2025. The volume-weighted average price paid per share across all venues was 1,450.37 GB pence, with prices ranging from a low of 1,436.50 GB pence to a high of 1,461.50 GB pence.

The purchases were executed across multiple trading venues, including the London Stock Exchange (358,524 shares at an average of 1,450.32 GB pence), CBOE BXE (51,502 shares at 1,450.56 GB pence), and CBOE CXE (102,453 shares at 1,450.46 GB pence). As of the close of business London time on the preceding trading day, Standard Chartered had applied an aggregate of US$392,704,945.83 towards share purchases under the buy-back program.

Standard Chartered intends to cancel all purchased shares. Following the cancellation, the total number of ordinary shares in issue, and consequently the total voting rights, will be 2,294,638,790. This ongoing buy-back activity adheres to parameters and limits outlined in its July 31, 2025, announcement and relevant regulatory frameworks.