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Standard Chartered PLC (SC) purchased 1,341,772 of its ordinary shares from J.P. Morgan Securities plc on 19 August 2022, as part of a share buy-back programme outlined on 1 August 2022. The shares were bought on the London Stock Exchange at prices ranging from 582.6000 pence to 594.0000 pence, with a weighted average price of 588.1413 pence. SC intends to cancel the purchased shares, resulting in 2,950,000,667 ordinary shares in issue and 737,500,166 total voting rights.
| Date | 19 Aug 2022 |
| Time | 17:53:59 |
| Category | Capital structure |
| ID | 6808W |
STANDARD CHARTERED PLC
19 August 2022
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 ("JPM Securities"), pursuant to the share buy-back programme previously outlined on 1 August 2022 (the "Programme").
Ordinary shares:
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Date of purchase: |
19 August 2022 |
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Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased: |
1,341,772 |
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Lowest price paid per share: |
582.6000 pence |
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Highest price paid per share: |
594.0000 pence |
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Weighted average price paid per share: |
588.1413 pence |
All ordinary shares purchased today were bought back on the London Stock Exchange.
SC intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Following the cancellation of the purchased shares, SC will have 2,950,000,667 ordinary shares in issue. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in SC will be 737,500,166.
Any share purchases pursuant to the Programme 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 1 August 2022.
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/6808W_1-2022-8-19.pdf
This announcement will also be available on SC's website at: https://www.sc.com/en/investors/stock-exchange-announcements/
Enquiries to:
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Gregg J Powell, Group Head, Investor Relations |
+44 (0) 20 7885 5172 |
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Shaun Gamble, Director, Group Media Relations |
+44 (0) 20 7885 5934 |