Standard Chartered continues share buy-back program

Standard Chartered PLC (SC) purchased 573,082 of its ordinary shares of US$0.50 each on December 4, 2025, from Goldman Sachs International as part of its share buy-back program. The weighted average price paid per share was 1,656.26 GB pence, with the lowest price at 1,647.50 GB pence and the highest at 1,667.50 GB pence.

The purchases were executed across multiple trading venues, including the London Stock Exchange (401,158 shares at 1,656.13 GB pence), CBOE BXE (57,308 shares at 1,656.35 GB pence), and CBOE CXE (114,616 shares at 1,656.67 GB pence). As of the close of business London time on the day preceding the announcement, SC had committed an aggregate of US$855,995,434.01 to share purchases under the program.

SC plans to cancel the purchased shares, which will reduce the total number of ordinary shares in issue to 2,271,740,669. This also represents the total number of voting rights in the company. The buy-back adheres to parameters and limits outlined in the July 31, 2025, announcement and relevant regulations.