Standard Chartered continues share buy-back program, purchases 538,137 shares

On October 23, 2025, Standard Chartered PLC (SC) disclosed that it repurchased 538,137 of its ordinary shares of $0.50 each from Goldman Sachs International on October 22, 2025. This transaction is part of a share buy-back program initiated on July 31, 2025. The aggregate amount applied to share purchases under this program, as of the close of business on the trading day preceding the announcement, was $562,501,678.98.

The shares purchased on October 22 were acquired at prices ranging from 1,386.00 GB pence to 1,410.50 GB pence, with a volume-weighted average price of 1,401.60 GB pence. The purchases occurred across multiple venues, including the London Stock Exchange, СВОЕ BXE, and СВОЕ СХЕ. Specifically, 376,697 shares were bought on the London Stock Exchange at an average of 1,401.69 GB pence, 53,813 shares on СВОЕ BXE at an average of 1,401.05 GB pence, and 107,627 shares on СВОЕ СХЕ at an average of 1,401.56 GB pence.

Standard Chartered intends to cancel these purchased shares. Following the cancellation, the total number of ordinary shares in issue will be 2,285,826,411, which will also represent the total number of voting rights in SC. This buy-back activity is conducted in accordance with pre-set parameters and regulatory guidelines.