Standard Chartered buys back shares as part of ongoing programme

Standard Chartered PLC (SC) purchased 537,730 of its ordinary shares of US$0.50 each on December 17, 2025, from Goldman Sachs International. This transaction is part of a share buy-back programme announced on July 31, 2025. The shares were acquired at a volume-weighted average price of GB pence 1,784.63, with prices ranging from a low of GB pence 1,765.00 to a high of GB pence 1,804.50.

The purchases were executed across multiple trading venues, including the London Stock Exchange, where 376,411 shares were bought at a volume-weighted average price of GB pence 1,784.55. Additional shares were acquired on CBOE BXE (53,773 shares at GB pence 1,784.91) and CBOE CXE (107,546 shares at GB pence 1,784.75). As of the close of business London time on the day preceding the announcement, SC had applied an aggregate of US$970,891,723.80 to share purchases under the programme.

SC intends to cancel the purchased shares, which will reduce the total number of ordinary shares in issue to 2,266,706,657. Consequently, the total voting rights in SC will also stand at 2,266,706,657. This buy-back adheres to parameters and limits outlined in the July 31, 2025 announcement and complies with applicable law and regulation.