Transaction in Own Shares

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Standard Chartered PLC has announced the purchase of 942,750 ordinary shares on 26 March 2026 as part of its previously detailed share buy-back programme. The shares were acquired at prices ranging from 1,546.0000 to 1,606.0000 GB pence, with a volume-weighted average price of 1,573.5075 GB pence. The company has applied an aggregate of US$391,159,085.31 to share purchases to date. Following the intended cancellation of these purchased shares, Standard Chartered PLC will have 2,235,100,574 ordinary shares in issue, resulting in an equal number of voting rights.

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Standard Chartered PLC
27 March 2026
 

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

 

27 March 2026

 

Transaction in own shares

 

Standard Chartered PLC ("SC") announces that on 26 March 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 26 March 2026 pursuant to the Buy-back:

 

Date of purchase:

26 March 2026


Aggregate number of shares purchased:

942,750


Lowest price paid per share (GB pence):

1,546.0000



Highest price paid per share (GB pence):

1,606.0000



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

1,573.5075


 

Aggregated information on the ordinary shares purchased on 26 March 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

1,573.6075

565,650

1,547.0000

1,606.0000






CBOE BXE

1,573.2376

188,550

1,546.5000

1,605.0000






CBOE CXE

1,573.4771

188,550

1,547.0000

1,604.5000


 

As at close of business London time on the trading day preceding the date of this announcement, SC had applied an aggregate of US$391,159,085.31 to share purchases pursuant to the Buy-back.

 

SC intends to cancel the purchased shares. Following the cancellation of the purchased shares, SC will have 2,235,100,574 ordinary shares in issue. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in SC will be 2,235,100,574.

 

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/4275Y_1-2026-3-27.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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