Standard Chartered continues share buy-back program with latest purchases

Standard Chartered PLC purchased 535,212 of its ordinary shares of US$0.50 each on October 23, 2025, from Goldman Sachs International. This transaction is part of the share buy-back program announced on July 31, 2025. The shares were acquired at a volume weighted average price of 1,399.30 pence, with prices ranging from 1,387.00 pence to 1,409.50 pence.

The purchases were executed across multiple venues: 374,562 shares on the London Stock Exchange at a volume weighted average price of 1,399.42 pence, 53,550 shares on CBOE BXE at 1,398.74 pence, and 107,100 shares on CBOE CXE at 1,399.18 pence. As of the close of business on the day preceding the announcement, Standard Chartered had applied an aggregate of US$572,588,303.65 towards share purchases under the program.

Standard Chartered intends to cancel the purchased shares. Following the cancellation, the total number of ordinary shares in issue will be 2,285,291,199, which will also represent the total number of voting rights.