STANCHART trims share count by 0.58 million via buyback; outstanding shares now at 2.17 billion

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Standard Chartered PLC (STANCHART) reported to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 4 November 2026 that it cancelled 580,747 ordinary shares on 3 November, following repurchases executed on 29–30 October. The cancellation reduced the bank’s issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) to 2.17 billion, a 0.027 % decrease from the prior balance of 2.17 billion shares.

The cancelled shares were previously bought back at volume-weighted average prices of GBP 20.8674 (183,120 shares) and GBP 20.7574 (397,627 shares).

Separately, a further 814,252 shares—acquired on 2 and 3 November at average prices of GBP 20.5634 and GBP 20.4808 respectively—remain in the process of cancellation.

On 3 November, the group repurchased an additional 406,722 shares across the London Stock Exchange, CBOE BXE and CBOE CXE at prices ranging from GBP 20.19 to GBP 20.79, for an aggregate consideration of GBP 8.33 million. All these shares are intended for cancellation.

Since shareholders renewed the buyback mandate at the 7 May 2026 AGM (authorising up to 221.63 million shares), Standard Chartered has repurchased 48.19 million shares, equivalent to 2.17 % of the shares outstanding at the mandate date.

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