Standard Chartered (02888) Announces Share Repurchases and Issued Share Update

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Standard Chartered (02888) published a Next Day Disclosure Return on 27 February 2026, confirming that its total share capital remained at 2.25 billion shares as of 26 February 2026. No net change occurred in the issued share count, as repurchased shares were not yet cancelled.

On 25 February 2026, 0.49 million shares were repurchased at an average price of GBP 17.997741. On 26 February 2026, 0.81 million shares were repurchased at an average price of GBP 18.341701. In a separate disclosure for 26 February 2026, 0.81 million shares were acquired across the London Stock Exchange, CBOE BXE, and CBOE CXE, at a highest price of GBP 18.485 and a lowest price of GBP 18.155, for a total cost of GBP 14.92 million.

The current repurchase mandate, approved on 08 May 2025, authorizes up to 236.38 million shares to be bought back. Since that date, the company has repurchased 107.45 million shares, representing approximately 4.5455% of the shares in issue at the time of the resolution.

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