Standard Chartered reduces issued share capital through recent buybacks
Standard Chartered PLC announced a series of share repurchases and cancellations, resulting in a decrease in its issued share capital. On October 10, 2025, the company cancelled 505,316 ordinary shares repurchased on October 6, 2025, at an average price of £14.5586. Additional cancellations on the same date included 512,407 shares bought on October 7, 2025, at £14.4775, and 515,330 shares from October 8, 2025, at £14.7331. These actions collectively reduced the number of issued shares from an opening balance of 2,292,581,429 to a closing balance of 2,291,048,376 as of October 10, 2025.
The repurchases were executed across multiple exchanges, including the London Stock Exchange, CBOE BXE, and CBOE CXE. On October 10, 2025, the company repurchased a total of 516,482 shares, with an aggregate price paid of £7,551,002.99. These shares were repurchased at prices ranging from £14.49 to £14.765. The company also disclosed shares repurchased but not yet cancelled: 504,820 shares from October 9, 2025, at £14.7502, and 516,482 shares from October 10, 2025, at £14.6197.
The repurchases were made under a mandate approved on May 8, 2025, which authorized the issuer to repurchase up to 236,377,715 shares. Since the special resolution, 69,955,292 securities have been purchased across the London Stock Exchange, CBOE BXE, and CBOE CXE, representing 2.9595% of the shares in issue at the time of the resolution.
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