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Standard Chartered Advances Buy-back With Fresh US$450m of Share Purchases

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  • Standard Chartered repurchased 984,000 shares on 31 March 2026 under its ongoing buy-back programme.
  • The bank has deployed over US$450 million on buy-backs and will cancel the shares, reducing its share count.
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Standard Chartered Advances Buy-back With Fresh US$450m of Share Purchases

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The latest announcement is out from Standard Chartered ( (GB:STAN) ).

Standard Chartered has continued executing its previously announced share buy-back programme, repurchasing 984,000 ordinary shares on 31 March 2026 across the London Stock Exchange and CBOE venues at a volume-weighted average price of about 1,559 pence. The bank has now committed over US$450 million to this capital return, and intends to cancel the repurchased shares, modestly reducing its share count and potentially enhancing earnings per share and shareholder value while signaling confidence in its capital position and future prospects.

More about Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered PLC is a UK-incorporated international banking group focused on retail, commercial and institutional banking, with a strong presence in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The bank provides a broad range of financial services including deposits, lending, trade finance and wealth management, and its London listing makes its capital actions closely watched by global investors.

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