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Transaction in Own Shares
Standard Chartered PLC has completed its share buy-back programme, purchasing 528,116 ordinary shares on 26 January 2026 from Goldman Sachs International at a volume weighted average price of 1,835.08 pence per share, with the lowest price paid being 1,824.50 pence and the highest 1,840.50 pence. The total amount applied to share purchases under the programme, which commenced on 1 August 2025, reached US$1,286,815,317.72, with the overall buy-back repurchasing 62,222,365 shares for approximately US$1.3 billion. Following the cancellation of these shares, the company will have 2,253,842,687 ordinary shares in issue. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSTANDARD CHARTERED PLC\n \n27 January 2026\n \nTransaction in own shares\n \nStandard 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\").\n \nAggregated information on the ordinary shares purchased on 26 January 2026 pursuant to the Buy-back:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate of purchase:\n\n\n\n\n26 January 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAggregate number of shares purchased:\n\n\n\n\n528,116\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLowest price paid per share (GB Pence):\n\n\n\n\n1,824.50 pence\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHighest price paid per share (GB Pence):\n\n\n\n\n1,840.50 pence\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVolume weighted average price paid per share (GB Pence):\n\n\n\n\n1,835.08 pence\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAggregated information on the ordinary shares purchased on 26 January 2026 pursuant to the Buy-back according to each trading venue:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\nVolume weighted average price paid per share (GB pence)\n\n\n\n\nAggregate number of shares purchased\n\n\n\n\nLowest price paid per share (GB pence)\n\n\n\n\nHighest price paid per share (GB pence)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLondon Stock Exchange\n\n\n\n\n1,835.04\n\n\n\n\n365,576\n\n\n\n\n1,824.50\n\n\n\n\n1,840.50\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCBOE BXE\n\n\n\n\n1,835.40\n\n\n\n\n54,528\n\n\n\n\n1,824.50\n\n\n\n\n1,840.50\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCBOE CXE\n\n\n\n\n1,835.05\n\n\n\n\n108,012\n\n\n\n\n1,825.00\n\n\n\n\n1,840.50\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs 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.\n \nFollowing 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]\n \nSC intends...