Standard Chartered PLC Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6929M

Standard Chartered PLC

18 November 2024

 

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC   18 November 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 Goldman Sachs International, pursuant to the share buy-back programme previously detailed in the announcement of 31 July 2024 (the "Buy-back").   Aggregated information on the ordinary shares purchased today pursuant to the Buy-back:   Date of purchase: 18 November 2024 Aggregate number of shares purchased: 583,422 Lowest price paid per share (GB Pence): 944.40 pence Highest price paid per share (GB Pence): 957.60 pence Volume weighted average price paid per share (GB Pence): 952.50 pence Aggregated information on the ordinary shares purchased today 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 952.18 408,395 944.40 957.60 CBOE BXE 953.44 58,343 944.40 956.80 CBOE CXE 953.15 116,684 944.40 957.40 As at close of business London time on the trading day preceding the date of this announcement, SC had applied an aggregate of US$1,156,750,501.08 to share purchases pursuant to the Buy-back.   Please note in the announcement released on 14 November 2024, it was stated that the aggregate applied by SC to share purchases pursuant to the Buy-back one day prior to the announcement was US$1,150,309,772.07, whereas the aggregate amount applied should have been stated as US$1,143,416,827.40.   SC intends to cancel the purchased shares. Following the cancellation of the purchased shares, SC will have 2,440,959,649 ordinary shares in issue. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in SC will be 2,440,959,649.   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 31 July 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/6929M_1-2024-11-18.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, Head of Investor Relations              [phone]   Shaun Gamble, Director, Group Media Relations:            [phone]

 

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