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Standard Chartered PLC Capital/Financing Update 2020

Oct 14, 2020

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Capital/Financing Update

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Final Terms

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

and

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

U.S.\$77,500,000,000

Debt Issuance Programme

U.S.\$1,000,000,000 1.319 per cent. Fixed Rate Reset Notes due 2023 (the "Notes")

Issued by

Standard Chartered PLC

Joint Lead Managers

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Nomura Securities International, Inc. Standard Chartered Bank

Co-Managers

China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd., Hong Kong Branch (a branch of China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd., a joint stock limited company incorporated in the PRC) CIMB Bank Berhad, Labuan Offshore Branch First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. Hong Kong Branch Natixis Securities Americas LLC NCB Capital Company QNB Capital LLC Santander Investment Securities Inc. United Overseas Bank Limited U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

The date of the Final Terms is 6 October 2020.

PART A – CONTRACTUAL TERMS

PROHIBITION OF SALES TO EEA AND UK RETAIL INVESTORS – The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (the "EEA") or in the United Kingdom (the "UK"). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended ("MiFID II")); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 as amended or superseded, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation. Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the "PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA or in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA or in the UK may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.

MiFID II PRODUCT GOVERNANCE / PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS AND ELIGIBLE COUNTERPARTIES ONLY TARGET MARKET – Solely for the purposes of each manufacturer's product approval process, the target market assessment in respect of the Notes has led to the conclusion that: (i) the target market for the Notes is eligible counterparties and professional clients only, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) all channels for distribution of the Notes to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate. Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Notes (a "distributor") should take into consideration the manufacturers' target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to MiFID II is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Notes (by either adopting or refining the manufacturers' target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels.

NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 309B OF THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ACT (CHAPTER 289) OF SINGAPORE, AS MODIFIED OR AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME (THE "SFA") AND THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES (CAPITAL MARKETS PRODUCTS) REGULATIONS 2018 OF SINGAPORE (THE "CMP REGULATIONS 2018") – In connection with Section 309(B) of the SFA and the CMP Regulations 2018, unless otherwise specified before an offer of Notes, each Issuer has determined, and hereby notifies all persons (including all relevant persons as defined in Section 309A(1) of the SFA), that all Notes issued or to be issued under the Programme are prescribed capital markets products (as defined in the CMP Regulations 2018) and Excluded Investment Products (as defined in MAS Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on Recommendations on Investment Products).

Terms used herein shall be deemed to be defined as such for the purposes of the Conditions set forth in the Prospectus dated 17 June 2020 which, together with the supplementary Prospectus dated 6 August 2020, constitutes (with the exception of certain sections) a base prospectus (the "Base Prospectus") for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129) (the "Prospectus Regulation"). This document constitutes the Final Terms of the Notes described herein for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation and must be read in conjunction with the Base Prospectus in order to obtain all the relevant information. The Base Prospectus is available for viewing at 1 Basinghall Avenue, London EC2V 5DD and copies may be obtained from 1 Basinghall Avenue, London EC2V 5DD.

1 Issuer: Standard Chartered PLC
2 (i) Series Number: 184
(ii) Tranche Number: 1
(iii) Date on which the Notes will be
consolidated and form a single
Series:
Not Applicable
3 Currency or Currencies: United States Dollars ("U.S.\$")
4 Aggregate Nominal Amount:
(i) Series: U.S.\$1,000,000,000
(ii) Tranche: U.S.\$1,000,000,000
5 Issue Price: 100 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount
6 Denominations: U.S.\$200,000 and integral multiples of
U.S.\$1,000 in excess thereof
7 Calculation Amount: U.S.\$1,000
8 (i) Issue Date: 14 October 2020
(ii) Interest Commencement Date: Issue Date
9 Maturity Date: 14 October 2023
10 Interest Basis: Reset Notes
11 Redemption/Payment Basis: Subject to any purchase and cancellation or
early redemption, the Notes will be redeemed
on the Maturity Date at 100 per cent. of their
nominal amount
12 Change of Interest: Not Applicable
13 Put/Call Options: Issuer Call
Loss Absorption Disqualification Event Call
14 (i) Status of the Notes: Senior
(ii) Date Board approval for issuance of
Notes obtained:
Not Applicable
(iii) Events of Default: Restrictive Events of Default

PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST (IF ANY) PAYABLE

15 Fixed Rate Note Provisions Not Applicable
16 Floating Rate Note Provisions Not Applicable
17 Reset Note Provisions Applicable
(i) Initial Rate of Interest: 1.319 per cent. per annum
(ii) First Margin: 1.170 per cent. per annum
(iii) Subsequent Margin: Not Applicable
(iv) Interest Payment Dates: 14 April and 14 October in each year,
commencing on 14 April 2021
(v) First Interest Payment Date: 14 April 2021
(vi) Fixed Coupon Amount up to (but
excluding) the First Reset Date:
U.S.\$6.595 per Calculation Amount
(vii) Broken Amount(s): Not Applicable
(viii) First Reset Date: 14 October 2022
(ix) Second Reset Date: Not Applicable
(x) Subsequent Reset Date: Not Applicable
(xi) Reset Rate: Reference Bond
(xii) Relevant Screen Page: Not Applicable
(xiii) Mid-Swap Rate: Not Applicable
(xiv) Mid-Swap Floating Leg Benchmark: Not Applicable
(xv) Mid-Swap Maturity: Not Applicable
(xvi) U.S. Treasury Rate Maturity: Not Applicable
(xvii) Day Count Fraction (Condition 4(j)): 30/360
(xviii) Relevant Time: Not Applicable
(xix) Interest Determination Dates: Not Applicable
(xx) Business Day Convention: Not Applicable
(xxi) Relevant Currency: U.S. dollars
(xxii) Relevant Financial Centre(s)
(Condition 4(k)):
Not Applicable
(xxiii) Benchmark Discontinuation: Not Applicable

Lookback/Suspension Period
Not Applicable
18 Zero Coupon Note Provisions Not Applicable

PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION

5(f)):

19 Issuer Call Applicable
(i) Optional Redemption Date(s): 14 October 2022
(ii) Call Option Redemption Amount(s)
and method, if any, of calculation
of such amount(s):
U.S.\$1,000 per Calculation Amount
(ii) If redeemable in part:
(a) Minimum Call Option
Redemption Amount:
Not Applicable
(b) Maximum Call Option
Redemption Amount:
Not Applicable
(iv) Notice period: As per Condition 5(d)
20 Regulatory Capital Call Not Applicable
21 Loss Absorption Disqualification Event
Call
Applicable
(i) Redeemable on days other than
Interest Payment Dates (Condition
Yes
22 Put Option Not Applicable
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  • 23 Final Redemption Amount of each Note U.S.\$1,000 per Calculation Amount
  • 24 Early Redemption Amount
  • (i) Early Redemption Amount(s) per Calculation Amount payable on redemption for taxation reasons, due to Regulatory Capital Event or due to Loss Absorption Disqualification Event or on event of default: U.S.\$1,000 per Calculation Amount
  • (ii) Redeemable on days other than Interest Payment Dates (Condition 5(c)): Yes
  • (iii) Unmatured Coupons to become void upon early redemption (Bearer Notes only) (Condition 6(f)): Not Applicable

GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES

25 Form of Notes: Registered Notes
Unrestricted Global Certificate registered in the
name of a nominee for a common depositary for
Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg
exchangeable for Definitive Certificates in the
limited circumstances specified in the Global
Certificate
Restricted Global Certificate registered in the
name of a nominee for DTC exchangeable for
Definitive Certificates in the limited
circumstances specified in the Global Certificate
26 New Global Note: No
27 Business Day Jurisdiction(s)
(Condition 6(h)) or other special
provisions relating to Payment Dates:
London and New York
28 Talons for future Coupons to be
attached to Definitive Notes (and dates
on which such Talons mature):
No

THIRD PARTY INFORMATION

The rating definitions provided in Part B, Item 2 of these Final Terms have been extracted from the websites of S&P, Fitch and Moody's. The Issuer confirms that such information has been accurately reproduced and that, so far as it is aware and is able to ascertain from information published by S&P, Fitch and Moody's (as applicable), no facts have been omitted which would render the reproduced information inaccurate or misleading.

Signed on behalf of the Issuer:

By: _______________________________________

Duly authorised

Part B – Other Information

1 LISTING:

  • (i) Listing: Official List of the FCA and trading on the London Stock Exchange (ii) Admission to trading: Application has been made by the Issuer (or on its behalf) for the Notes to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's regulated market with effect from 14 October 2020.
  • (iii) Estimated total expenses of admission to trading: £4,790

2 RATINGS

Ratings The Notes to be issued are expected to be assigned the following ratings:

S&P: BBB+

An obligation rated 'BBB' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to weaken the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation. The plus (+) sign shows relative standing within the rating categories.

(Source: S&P,

https://www.standardandpoors.com/en_US/web/guest/article/- /view/sourceId/504352)

Moody's: A2

An obligation rated 'A' is judged to be upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk. The modifier '2' indicates a mid-range ranking.

(Source: Moody's, https://www.moodys.com/ratingsprocess/Ratings-Definitions/002002)

Fitch: A

An obligation rated 'A' denotes an expectation of low default risk. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.

(Source, Fitch Ratings,

https://www.fitchratings.com/products/rating-definitions)

3 INTERESTS OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE

Save for any fees payable to the Managers, so far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the offer of the Notes has an interest material to the offer.

The Managers and their affiliates have engaged, and may in the future engage, in investment banking and/or commercial banking transactions with, and may perform other services for, the Issuer and its affiliates in the ordinary course of business.

4 YIELD

Indication of yield: See "General Information" on page 232 of the Base Prospectus.

Calculated as 1.319 per cent. on the Issue Date in respect of the

period from (and including) the Issue Date to (but excluding) the First Reset Date.

As set out above, the yield is calculated at the Issue Date on the basis of the Issue Price. It is not an indication of future yield.

5 ESTIMATED NET PROCEEDS

6 OPERATIONAL INFORMATION

  • (i) Unrestricted Notes
  • (a) ISIN: XS2243296527

(b) Common Code: 224329652

  • (ii) Restricted Notes
  • (a) ISIN: US853254BV15
  • (b) CUSIP Number: 853254BV1
  • (iii) FISN: The FISN for the Notes will be as set out on the website of the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) or
  • alternatively sourced from the responsible National Numbering Agency that assigned the ISIN.

Not Applicable

  • (iv) CFI Code: The CFI Code for the Notes will be as set out on the website
  • (iii) Any clearing system(s) other than Euroclear Bank SA/NV, Clearstream Banking, SA, the CMU Service, DTC and the relevant identification number(s):
  • (v) Names and addresses of initial Paying Agent(s):
  • (vi) Names and addresses of additional Paying Agent(s) (if any):
  • (viii) Intended to be held in a manner which would allow Eurosystem eligibility:

(iv) Delivery: Delivery free of payment in respect of the Unrestricted Notes and delivery free of payment in respect of the Restricted Notes

of the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) or alternatively sourced from the responsible National

Numbering Agency that assigned the ISIN.

The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, One Canada Square, London E14 5AL, United Kingdom

Not Applicable

(vii) Legal Entity Identifier: U4LOSYZ7YG4W3S5F2G91

No. Whilst the designation is specified as "no" at the date of these Final Terms, should the Eurosystem eligibility criteria be amended in the future such that the Notes are capable of meeting them the Notes may then be deposited with one of the ICSDs as common safekeeper , and registered in the name of a nominee of one of the ICSDs acting as common safekeeper. Note that this does not necessarily mean that the Notes will then be recognised as eligible collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy and intra day credit operations

by the Eurosystem at any time during their life. Such recognition will depend upon the ECB being satisfied that Eurosystem eligibility criteria have been met.

(iv) Relevant Benchmarks Not Applicable

7 DISTRIBUTION

  • (i) Method of distribution: Syndicated
  • (ii) If syndicated:
  • (A) Names of Managers: Joint Lead Managers

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Nomura Securities International, Inc. Standard Chartered Bank Co-Managers China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd., Hong Kong Branch (a branch of China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd., a joint stock limited company incorporated in the PRC) CIMB Bank Berhad, Labuan Offshore Branch First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. Hong Kong Branch Natixis Securities Americas LLC NCB Capital Company QNB Capital LLC Santander Investment Securities Inc. United Overseas Bank Limited U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. (B) Stabilisation Manager(s) (if any): Not Applicable (iii) If non-syndicated, name of Dealer: Not Applicable (iv) US Selling Restrictions: Reg. S Compliance Category 2; TEFRA not applicable

Rule 144A: Qualified Institutional Buyers only