Standard Chartered buys back shares for $787m

Standard Chartered PLC (SC) announced on November 27, 2025, that it purchased 474,085 of its ordinary shares on November 26, 2025, as part of its ongoing buy-back program. The purchases were executed from Goldman Sachs International, with an aggregate of $787,471,583.93 applied to share acquisitions as of the close of business on the preceding trading day.

The shares were bought at prices ranging from GB Pence 1,601.50 to GB Pence 1,654.50, with a volume-weighted average price of GB Pence 1,636.09. Transactions occurred across multiple venues, including the London Stock Exchange (331,860 shares at GB Pence 1,636.51), CBOE BXE (47,408 shares at GB Pence 1,634.36), and CBOE CXE (94,817 shares at GB Pence 1,635.52).

SC intends to cancel the purchased shares. Following the cancellation, the total number of ordinary shares in issue, and consequently the total voting rights, will be 2,274,933,671. This move aligns with the share buy-back program announced on July 31, 2025.