Standard Chartered continues share buyback, totaling over $130m in purchases

Standard Chartered PLC (SC) announced on November 26, 2025, that it purchased 475,222 of its ordinary shares of US$0.50 each on November 25, 2025. These shares were acquired from Goldman Sachs International as part of a previously announced share buy-back programme from July 31, 2025. The lowest price paid per share was 1,581.50 pence, while the highest was 1,621.00 pence. The volume-weighted average price across all purchases was 1,599.76 pence.

A breakdown by trading venue shows that 332,656 shares were purchased on the London Stock Exchange at a volume-weighted average price of 1,599.62 pence, with prices ranging from 1,581.50 pence to 1,621.00 pence. On CBOE BXE, 47,522 shares were bought at an average of 1,600.40 pence, and on CBOE CXE, 95,044 shares were acquired at an average of 1,599.92 pence. Both CBOE venues had a price range of 1,582.00 pence to 1,620.50 pence.

As of the close of business on the trading day prior to this announcement, SC had allocated an aggregate of US$130,036,727.14 towards share purchases under the buy-back program. SC intends to cancel all purchased shares. Following the cancellation, the company will have 2,275,407,756 ordinary shares in issue, which will also represent the total number of voting rights.