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:
11 September 2023
Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:
1,857,115
Lowest price paid per share:
709.40 pence
Highest price paid per share:
717.60 pence
Average price paid per share:
712.49 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
712.75
953,400
710.20
717.60
CBOE BXE
712.08
605,215
709.40
717.20
CBOE CXE
712.47
298,500
709.60
717.20
As of close of business London time on the trading day preceding the date of this announcement, SC had applied an aggregate of US$293,005,184.98 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 2,756,205,178 ordinary shares in issue. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in SC will be 689,051,294.
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.
Gregg J Powell, Head of Investor Relations +44 (0) 20 7885 5172
Shaun Gamble, Director, Group Media Relations: +44 (0) 20 7885 5934
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