Standard Chartered PLC — Audit Report / Information 2018

Nov 29, 2018

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STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

渣打集團有限公司

(Incorporated as a public limited company in England and Wales with registered number 966425)

(Stock Code: 02888)

28 November 2018

Statement on the Bank of England 2018 Stress Test Results

Standard Chartered PLC (the Group) notes the publication today by the Bank of England of the results of its 2018 stress test exercise.

The results showed that, under the Bank of England's hypothetical annual cyclical scenario, the Group exceeded all hurdle rates. The Group has a diverse and liquid balance sheet and these results demonstrate the Group's continued capital strength and increased resilience to stress.

The results of the Bank of England's 2018 stress test are available to view in full on their website at: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/stress-testing/2018/stress-testing-the-uk-banking-system-2018-results

For further information, please contact:

Mark Stride

Global Head, Investor Relations

+44 (0)20 7885 8596

mark.stride@sc.com

Julie Gibson

Head of Group Media Relations

+44 (0)20 7885 2434

julie.gibson@sc.com

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of Standard Chartered PLC comprises:

Chairman:

José María Viñals Iñiguez

Executive Directors:

William Thomas Winters and Andrew Nigel Halford

Independent Non-Executive Directors:

Om Prakash Bhatt; Dr Louis Chi-Yan Cheung; David Philbrick Conner; Dr Byron Elmer Grote; Dr Han Seung-soo, KBE; Christine Mary Hodgson (Senior Independent Director); Gay Huey Evans, OBE; Naguib Kheraj (Deputy Chairman); Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Jasmine Mary Whitbread