Transaction in Own Shares

Standard Chartered PLC

04 September 2023

 

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC 04 September 2023 Transaction in own shares Standard Chartered PLC ("SC") announces that today it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of US$0.50 each from Goldman Sachs International, pursuant to the share buy-back programmes previously detailed in the announcements of 17 February and 31 July 2023.

As of close of business London time on the trading day preceding the date of this announcement, SC had applied an aggregate of US$888,941,582.42 to share purchases pursuant to the share buy-back programme announced on 17 February 2023.

Purchases pursuant to the share buy-back programme announced 31 July 2023 Ordinary shares: Date of purchase: 04 September 2023 Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased: 1,115,003 Lowest price paid per share: 709.80 pence Highest price paid per share: 720.80 pence Average price paid per share: 715.64 pence Aggregated information of ordinary shares purchased today according to each trading venue: Venue 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 715.43 557,905 709.80 720.80 CBOE BXE 714.75 253,198 709.80 720.60 CBOE CXE 716.76 303,900 712.60 720.80

As of close of business London time on the trading day preceding the date of this announcement, SC had applied an aggregate of US$225,687,118.79 to share purchases pursuant to the share buy-back programme announced on 31 July 2023.

SC intends to cancel the purchased shares. Following the cancellation of the purchased shares, SC will have 2,764,577,606 ordinary shares in issue. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in SC will be 691,144,401. 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/3353L_1-2023-9-4.pdf This announcement will also be available on SC's website at: https://www.sc.com/en/investors/stock-exchange-announcements/ Enquiries to: Gregg J Powell, Head of Investor Relations                       [phone] Shaun Gamble, Director, Group Media Relations:            [phone]

 

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