Standard Chartered buys own shares in ongoing buy-back program

Standard Chartered PLC (SC) confirmed on October 28, 2025, the purchase of 418,833 of its US$0.50 ordinary shares from Goldman Sachs International. This transaction, executed on October 27, 2025, is part of a share buy-back program announced on July 31, 2025. The aggregate amount applied to share purchases under this program, as of the close of business London time on October 27, 2025, reached US$592,596,185.40.

The shares were acquired at varying prices across different trading venues. The lowest price paid per share was 1,431.00 pence, while the highest was 1,470.00 pence. The volume-weighted average price across all venues was 1,449.90 pence. Specifically, on the London Stock Exchange, 278,915 shares were purchased at a volume-weighted average price of 1,449.45 pence. CBOE BXE saw the purchase of 49,658 shares at 1,451.10 pence, and CBOE CXE accounted for 90,260 shares at 1,450.60 pence.

SC intends to cancel all purchased shares. Following the cancellation, the total number of ordinary shares in issue will be 2,284,338,257, which will also represent the total number of voting rights. These share purchases are conducted in accordance with pre-set parameters, limits, and applicable laws and regulations.