Standard Chartered continues share buy-back, repurchases 517k shares

Standard Chartered PLC (SC) announced on 17 October 2025 that it repurchased 517,188 ordinary shares on 16 October 2025 as part of its ongoing buy-back programme. These shares, with a nominal value of US$0.50 each, were acquired from Goldman Sachs International. The purchases were conducted across various trading venues: London Stock Exchange (363,095 shares), CBOE BXE (51,418 shares), and CBOE CXE (102,675 shares). The volume-weighted average price for these repurchases was GBp1,434.62, with prices ranging from GBp1,423.00 to GBp1,443.50.

The total aggregate price paid for these shares on 16 October 2025 amounted to GBp7,419,977.56. As of the close of business on the preceding trading day, SC had applied an aggregate of US$522,802,008.88 towards share purchases under the programme. SC intends to cancel all purchased shares. Following the cancellation of these 517,188 shares, the total number of ordinary shares in issue will be 2,287,962,526, which will also represent the total voting rights.

This transaction follows previous repurchases of 513,599 shares on 13 October 2025, 512,756 shares on 14 October 2025, and 521,005 shares on 15 October 2025, all of which are pending cancellation. The current share buy-back mandate was approved on 8 May 2025, authorizing the issuer to repurchase up to 236,377,715 ordinary shares. As of 17 October 2025, the number of securities purchased on the London Stock Exchange, CBOE BXE, and CBOE CXE since the special resolution is 72,019,840, representing 3.0468% of the shares in issue at the time of the special resolution.