Standard Chartered PLC (SC) has disclosed details of a share buy-back executed on 25 February 2026. According to the announcement dated 26 February 2026, SC repurchased 492,000 ordinary shares from J.P. Morgan Securities plc during a single trading day.
The lowest price paid per share was 1,787.00 GB pence, while the highest price was 1,816.00 GB pence. The volume weighted average price across the total repurchased shares stood at 1,799.77 GB pence. SC confirmed it intends to cancel these 492,000 shares.
Following cancellation, the total number of SC’s ordinary shares in issue will be 2.25 billion. The newly adjusted figure represents the total voting rights in SC.
SC indicated that any further share purchases under the programme would adhere to the parameters previously announced on 24 February 2026. The company’s board of directors, chaired by Maria da Conceicao das Neves Calha Ramos, includes Group Chief Executive William Thomas Winters, CBE, and multiple independent non-executive directors.
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