Transaction in Own Shares

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Standard Chartered PLC has announced the purchase of 492,000 ordinary shares on 25 February 2026 as part of its previously detailed share buy-back programme. The shares were acquired from J.P. Morgan Securities plc at a volume weighted average price of 1,799.7741 GB pence per share, with the lowest price paid being 1,787.0000 GB pence and the highest at 1,816.0000 GB pence. Following the intended cancellation of these purchased shares, the total number of ordinary shares in issue will be 2,253,350,687, resulting in an equal number of voting rights.

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Standard Chartered PLC
26 February 2026
 

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

 

26 February 2026

 

Transaction in own shares

 

Standard Chartered PLC ("SC") announces that on 25 February 2026 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of US$0.50 each from J.P. Morgan Securities plc pursuant to the share buy-back programme previously detailed in the announcement of 24 February 2026 (the "Buy-back").

 

Aggregated information on the ordinary shares purchased on 25 February 2026 pursuant to the Buy-back:

 

Date of purchase:

25 February 2026




Aggregate number of shares purchased:

492,000




Lowest price paid per share (GB pence):

1,787.0000



Highest price paid per share (GB pence):

1,816.0000



Volume weighted average price paid per share (GB pence):

1,799.7741


 

Aggregated information on the ordinary shares purchased on 25 February 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

1,799.7872

295,200

1,787.0000

1,816.0000






CBOE BXE

1,799.7930

98,400

1,787.5000

1,816.0000






CBOE CXE

1,799.7157

98,400

1,787.0000

1,815.7500


 

SC intends to cancel the purchased shares. Following the cancellation of the purchased shares, SC will have 2,253,350,687 ordinary shares in issue. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in SC will be 2,253,350,687.

 

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 SCs announcement of 24 February 2026.

 

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/5177U_1-2026-2-26.pdf

 

This announcement will also be available on SCs website at:

https://www.sc.com/en/investors/stock-exchange-announcements/

 

Enquiries to:

 

Manus Costello, Global Head, Investor Relations +44 (0) 20 7885 0017

 

Shaun Gamble, Executive Director, Group Media Relations +44 (0) 20 7885 5934

 

 

 

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