Transaction in Own Shares

Standard Chartered PLC

27 January 2026

 

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC 27 January 2026 Transaction in own shares Standard Chartered PLC ("SC") announces that on 26 January 2026 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of US$0.50 each from Goldman Sachs International, pursuant to the share buy-back programme previously detailed in the announcement of 31 July 2025 (the "Buy-back"). Aggregated information on the ordinary shares purchased on 26 January 2026 pursuant to the Buy-back: Date of purchase: 26 January 2026 Aggregate number of shares purchased: 528,116 Lowest price paid per share (GB Pence): 1,824.50 pence Highest price paid per share (GB Pence): 1,840.50 pence Volume weighted average price paid per share (GB Pence): 1,835.08 pence Aggregated information on the ordinary shares purchased on 26 January 2026 pursuant to the Buy-back according to each trading venue: Venue Volume weighted average price paid per share (GB pence) Aggregate number of shares purchased Lowest price paid per share (GB pence) Highest price paid per share (GB pence) London Stock Exchange 1,835.04 365,576 1,824.50 1,840.50 CBOE BXE 1,835.40 54,528 1,824.50 1,840.50 CBOE CXE 1,835.05 108,012 1,825.00 1,840.50 As at close of business London time on the trading day preceding the date of this announcement, SC had applied an aggregate of US$1,286,815,317.72 to share purchases pursuant to the Buy-back. Following the purchase of these shares, the Buy-back that commenced on 1 August 2025 (announced on 31 July 2025), has completed. Since the commencement of the Buy-back, the Company has repurchased for cancellation 62,222,365 ordinary shares at a volume weighted average price of £15.6065 per ordinary share for an aggregate consideration of approximately US$1.3 billion.[1] SC intends to cancel the purchased shares. Following the cancellation of the purchased shares, SC will have 2,253,842,687 ordinary shares in issue. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in SC will be 2,253,842,687. Any such share purchases will be effected in accordance with certain pre-set parameters and limits, and in accordance with applicable law and regulation as described in more detail in SC's announcement of 31 July 2025. In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 (as incorporated into UK domestic law by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018), a full breakdown of the individual trades is attached to this announcement. http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/5156Q_1-2026-1-27.pdf This announcement will also be available on SC's website at: https://www.sc.com/en/investors/stock-exchange-announcements/ Enquiries to: Manus Costello, Head of Investor Relations:       [phone] Shaun Gamble, Director, Group Media Relations:         [phone]

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[1] SC intends to cancel the purchased shares.

 

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