Transaction in Own Shares

Standard Chartered PLC

16 May 2024

 

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

16 May 2024

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 J.P. Morgan Securities plc, pursuant to the share buy-back programme previously detailed in the announcement of 26 February 2024 (the "2024 Buy-back").

Aggregated information of ordinary shares purchased today pursuant to the 2024 Buy-back:

Date of purchase:	16 May 2024
Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:	1,013,265
Lowest price paid per share:	775.2000 pence
Highest price paid per share:	795.4000 pence
Weighted average price paid per share:	787.2873 pence

Aggregated information of ordinary shares purchased today pursuant to the 2024 Buy-back 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	787.2873	1,013,265	775.2000	795.4000

As of close of business London time on the trading day preceding the date of this announcement, SC had applied an aggregate of US$725,876,377.20 to share purchases pursuant to the 2024 Buy-back.

SC intends to cancel the purchased shares. Following the cancellation of the purchased shares, SC will have 2,579,387,481 ordinary shares in issue. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in SC will be 2,579,387,481. Following SC's 2024 annual general meeting held on 10 May 2024, SC's share voting structure has been amended so that ordinary shareholders have one vote for every ordinary share they hold in SC.

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 SC's announcement of 26 February 2024.

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/8052O_1-2024-5-16.pdf

This announcement will also be available on SC's website at: https://www.sc.com/en/investors/stock-exchange-announcements/

Enquiries to:

Manus Costello, Global Head, Investor Relations	[phone]
Shaun Gamble, Director, Group Media Relations	[phone]

 

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