Standard Chartered PLC — Capital/Financing Update 2012

Sep 3, 2012

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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)

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

(Incorporated with limited liability in England by Royal Charter with reference number ZC 18)

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (HONG KONG) LIMITED

渣打銀行(香港)有限公司

(Incorporated with limited liability in Hong Kong with number 875305)

(Stock Code: 04526)

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK KOREA LIMITED

(FORMERLY STANDARD CHARTERED FIRST BANK KOREA LIMITED)

(Incorporated in the Republic of Korea with limited liability)

31 August 2012

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR TRANSMISSION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES

Publication of Supplementary Prospectus

The following supplementary prospectus has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and is available for viewing:

Supplementary Prospectus dated 31 August 2012 supplementing the Prospectus dated 11 November 2011 relating to a US$42,500,000,000 Debt Issuance Programme with Standard Chartered PLC, Standard Chartered Bank, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited and Standard Chartered Bank Korea Limited (formerly Standard Chartered First Bank Korea Limited) as issuers.

To view the full document, together with the documents incorporated by reference, please paste the following URLs into the address bar of the browser.

Supplementary Prospectus

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2488L -2012-8-31.pdf

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Standard Chartered PLC 2012 Interim Results

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2488L_1-2012-8-31.pdf

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited 2012 Interim Financial Information Disclosure Statements

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2488L_2-2012-8-31.pdf

Standard Chartered PLC 14 August 2012 announcement

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2488L_3-2012-8-31.pdf

New York State Department of Financial Services 14 August 2012 announcement

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2488L_4-2012-8-31.pdf

A copy of the Supplementary Prospectus has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: http://hemscott.com/nsm.do

For further information, please contact:

James Hopkinson
Head of Investor Relations
1 Basinghall Avenue
London
EC2V 5DD
020 7885 7151

Jon Tracey
Head of Media Relations
1 Basinghall Avenue
London
EC2V 5DD
020 7885 7613

DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES

Please note that the information contained in the Prospectus may be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries (specified in the Prospectus) only and is not intended for use and should not be relied upon by any person outside these countries and/or to whom the offer contained in the Prospectus is not addressed. Prior to relying on the information contained in the Prospectus you must ascertain from the Prospectus whether or not you are part of the intended addressees of the information contained therein.

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The Notes offered by the Prospectus have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any relevant securities laws of any state of the United States and are subject to U.S. tax law requirements. Subject to certain exceptions, the Notes may not be offered, sold or delivered in the United States, as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Prospectus may not be accessed from, or transmitted in or into, the United States.

Your right to access this service is conditional upon complying with the above requirement.

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

Chairman:
Sir John Wilfred Peace

Executive Directors:
Mr Peter Alexander Sands; Mr Stefano Paolo Bertamini; Mr Jaspal Singh Bindra; Mr Richard Henry Meddings; Mr Alun Michael Guest Rees and Mr Viswanathan Shankar

Independent Non-Executive Directors:
Mr Richard Delbridge; Mr James Frederick Trevor Dundas; Ms Valerie Frances Gooding, CBE; Dr Han Seung-soo, KBE; Mr Simon Jonathan Lowth; Mr Rudolph Harold Peter Markham (Senior Independent Director); Ms Ruth Markland; Mr John Gregor Hugh Paynter; Mr Paul David Skinner and Mr Oliver Henry James Stocken

As of the date of this announcement, the Court of Directors of Standard Chartered Bank comprises:

Chairman:
Peter Alexander Sands

Directors:
Jaspal Singh Bindra; Viswanathan Shankar; Stefano Paolo Bertamini; Richard Henry Meddings; Timothy John Miller and Alun Michael Guest Rees

As of the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited comprises:

Chairperson:
Tsang King Suen Katherine

Executive Directors:
Hung Pi Cheng Benjamin; Ling Fou Tsong and Tan Siew Boi

Non-Executive Directors:
Jaspal Singh Bindra; Fong Julian Loong Choon; Janardhan Parthasarathi Cadambi; Ma Xuezheng; Norman Lyle and Chan Wing Kin*

*Independent Non-Executive Directors