Standard Chartered continues share buy-back, purchases 571,604 shares

Standard Chartered PLC announced on December 8, 2025, that it purchased 571,604 of its ordinary shares, each valued at $0.50, from Goldman Sachs International on December 5, 2025. This transaction is part of the share buy-back program previously detailed on July 31, 2025. The volume-weighted average price paid per share was GB Pence 1,653.50, with prices ranging from a low of GB Pence 1,637.00 to a high of GB Pence 1,674.50.

The purchases were executed across multiple trading venues. On the London Stock Exchange, 400,123 shares were bought at a volume-weighted average price of GB Pence 1,653.34. Additional shares were acquired on CBOE BXE (57,160 shares at GB Pence 1,653.79) and CBOE CXE (114,321 shares at GB Pence 1,653.91). As of the close of business on the day preceding the announcement, Standard Chartered had applied an aggregate of $868,660,259.67 to share purchases under the buy-back scheme.

Standard Chartered intends to cancel all purchased shares. Following the cancellation, the total number of ordinary shares in issue will be 2,271,169,065, which will also represent the total number of voting rights. The company emphasizes that these purchases comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.