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As at close of business London time
on the trading day preceding the date of this announcement, SC had
applied an aggregate of US$1,156,750,501.08 to share purchases
pursuant to the Buy-back.
Please note in the announcement
released on 14 November 2024, it was stated that the aggregate
applied by SC to share purchases pursuant to the Buy-back one day
prior to the announcement was US$1,150,309,772.07, whereas the
aggregate amount applied should have been stated as
US$1,143,416,827.40.
SC intends to cancel the purchased
shares. Following the cancellation of the purchased shares, SC will
have 2,440,959,649 ordinary shares in issue. Therefore, the total
number of voting rights in SC will be 2,440,959,649.
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 SC's announcement of 31 July 2024.
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/6929M_1-2024-11-18.pdf
This announcement will also be
available on SC's website at: https://www.sc.com/en/investors/stock-exchange-announcements/
Enquiries to:
Manus Costello, Head of Investor
Relations
+44 (0) 20 7885 0017
Shaun Gamble, Director, Group Media
Relations:
+44 (0) 20 7885 5934
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