Standard Chartered continues share buyback, cancels 453,265 shares

Standard Chartered PLC (SC) confirmed on December 1, 2025, that its share capital has been adjusted following the cancellation of shares repurchased under its buyback programme. On November 28, 2025, SC repurchased a total of 453,265 ordinary shares across the London Stock Exchange, CBOE BXE, and CBOE CXE. The aggregate price paid for these repurchases was £7,579,384.01, with a volume-weighted average price of £16.7216.

The repurchased shares are intended for cancellation, as authorized by a special resolution passed on May 8, 2025. Following the cancellation of the 453,265 shares, SC’s total number of issued ordinary shares stands at 2,274,022,869, reflecting a reduction in voting rights.

Since the May 8, 2025, resolution, SC has purchased 85,959,497 securities, representing 3.6365% of the shares in issue at that time. The company has applied $807,753,091.02 to share purchases under this programme and is committed to executing all purchases in compliance with applicable regulations.