Slaughter and May advised Standard Chartered PLC in relation to an enhanced on market share buy-back programme being conducted on the London Stock Exchange and CBOE Europe Equities

Slaughter and May advised Standard Chartered PLC (Standard Chartered) in relation to an enhanced on market share buy-back programme being conducted on the London Stock Exchange and CBOE Europe Equities of up to US$500 million in value of its US$0.50 ordinary shares. The programme, which is the second programme implemented under the general authority from its 2019 AGM, will run from 2 March 2020 until 14 May 2020. Standard Chartered has entered into a non-discretionary engagement letter with J.P. Morgan Securities plc to act as brokers in relation to the programme.

Slaughter and May advised as to both English and Hong Kong law.