On 05 March 2026, STANCHART (02888) reported that its total number of issued ordinary shares remained at 2.25 billion as of 04 March 2026, unchanged from 03 March 2026.
A total of 0.81 million shares were repurchased on 02 March 2026 at an average price of GBP 17.33, and 0.90 million shares were repurchased on 04 March 2026 at an average price of GBP 16.97. These repurchased shares had yet to be cancelled as of 04 March 2026.
Further details showed that 0.90 million shares were repurchased on 04 March 2026 across the London Stock Exchange, CBOE BXE, and CBOE CXE at prices ranging from GBP 16.61 to GBP 17.20, resulting in a total transaction value of GBP 15.29 million. All repurchased shares are intended for cancellation.
A special resolution passed on 08 May 2025 authorized the company to repurchase up to 236.38 million shares. Since the date of that resolution, 110.00 million shares have been repurchased, representing 4.65% of the total shares in issue at the time of the resolution.