Standard Chartered details ongoing share buybacks, issued share count stable

Standard Chartered PLC, a listed equity issuer, submitted its Next Day Disclosure Return on December 2, 2025, confirming no changes to its total number of issued shares, which remained at 2,274,933,671. The company reported zero treasury shares as of the closing balance date. This disclosure follows the company's continuous share repurchase activities.

The report highlights share repurchases made on various dates, which are yet to be cancelled. On November 27, 2025, 457,537 shares were repurchased at a price of £16.5537, representing 0.0201% of existing issued shares. Another 453,265 shares were bought back on November 28, 2025 at £16.7216, accounting for 0.0199%. Most recently, on December 1, 2025, the company repurchased 572,723 shares at a volume-weighted average price between £16.675 and £16.88 across London Stock Exchange, CBOE BXE, and CBOE CXE, with an aggregate price paid of £9,604,845.32.

The total number of shares repurchased as of December 1, 2025 amounted to 572,723, which are intended for cancellation. Standard Chartered PLC's shareholders approved a repurchase mandate on May 8, 2025, authorizing the repurchase of up to 236,377,715 shares. Since this resolution, the company has purchased 86,532,220 securities on the London Stock Exchange, CBOE BXE, and CBOE CXE, representing 3.6608% of the shares in issue at the time of the special resolution. These repurchases were conducted in accordance with the domestic rules of the respective exchanges.