Standard Chartered: Ordinary shares outstanding decline in October

For the month ended October 31, 2025, Standard Chartered PLC’s ordinary shares in issue decreased by 11,113,180, bringing the total outstanding ordinary shares to 2,284,038,089 from 2,295,151,269 at the close of the preceding month. This reduction was primarily driven by the cancellation of repurchased shares throughout October 2025.

The company carried out several repurchases and cancellations, including 1,547,302 ordinary shares cancelled on October 3, 2025, and a further 1,022,538 ordinary shares cancelled on October 7, 2025. Subsequent cancellations included 1,533,053 shares on October 10, 2025, and 1,021,302 shares on October 14, 2025. Additional cancellations of 1,547,360, 1,038,928, 1,614,375, 1,069,321, and 719,001 shares occurred on October 17, 21, 24, 28, and 31, 2025, respectively.

As of October 31, 2025, an additional 520,307 ordinary shares, repurchased on October 30 and 31, 2025, were pending cancellation. The company also has several tranches of preference shares and convertible securities outstanding, with no changes noted in these categories for the reporting period.