Transaction in Own Shares

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Standard Chartered PLC has announced the purchase of 984,000 ordinary shares on March 31, 2026, as part of its ongoing share buy-back program. The shares were acquired at prices ranging from 1,538.0000 to 1,575.0000 GB pence, with a volume-weighted average price of 1,559.1197 GB pence. The company has utilized US$450,349,614.87 for these purchases to date. Following the intended cancellation of these shares, Standard Chartered PLC will have 2,232,178,178 ordinary shares in issue, representing the total number of voting rights.

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Standard Chartered PLC
01 April 2026
 

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

 

1 April 2026

 

Transaction in own shares

 

Standard Chartered PLC ("SC") announces that on 31 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 31 March 2026 pursuant to the Buy-back:

 

Date of purchase:

31 March 2026




Aggregate number of shares purchased:

984,000




Lowest price paid per share (GB pence):

1,538.0000



Highest price paid per share (GB pence):

1,575.0000



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

1,559.1197


 

Aggregated information on the ordinary shares purchased on 31 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

1,559.0019

590,000

1,538.0000

1,575.0000






CBOE BXE

1,559.2812

197,000

1,538.5000

1,574.5000






CBOE CXE

1,559.3109

197,000

1,538.5000

1,575.0000


 

As at close of business London time on the trading day preceding the date of this announcement, SC had applied an aggregate of US$450,349,614.87 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 2,232,178,178 ordinary shares in issue. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in SC will be 2,232,178,178.

 

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/0234Z_1-2026-4-1.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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