STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

31 March 2026

Transaction in own shares

Standard Chartered PLC ("SC") announces that on 30 March 2026 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of US$0.50 each from J.P. Morgan Securities plc pursuant to the share buy-back programme previously detailed in the announcement of 24 February 2026 (the "Buy-back").

Aggregated information on the ordinary shares purchased on 30 March 2026 pursuant to the Buy-back:

Aggregated information on the ordinary shares purchased on 30 March 2026 pursuant to the Buy-back according to each trading venue:

As at close of business London time on the trading day preceding the date of this announcement, SC had applied an aggregate of US$430,628,857.82 to share purchases pursuant to the Buy-back.

SC intends to cancel the purchased shares. Following the cancellation of the purchased shares, SC will have 2,233,162,178 ordinary shares in issue. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in SC will be 2,233,162,178.

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 SCs announcement of 24 February 2026.

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/8118Y_1-2026-3-31.pdf

This announcement will also be available on SCs website at:

https://www.sc.com/en/investors/stock-exchange-announcements/

Enquiries to:

Manus Costello, Global Head, Investor Relations +44 (0) 20 7885 0017

Shaun Gamble, Executive Director, Group Media Relations +44 (0) 20 7885 5934