Standard Chartered PLC — Capital/Financing Update 2020

Oct 5, 2020

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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 limited liability)

(Registered Number: 966425)

(Stock Code: 02888)

1 October 2020

Redemption by Standard Chartered PLC ("SCPLC") of EUR1,250,000,000 Fixed-to-Fixed Rate Subordinated Notes (ISIN: XS0983704718) (the "Securities")

SCPLC has today given notice to the holders of the Securities that it will fully redeem the outstanding Securities on 21 October 2020 (the "Redemption Date") in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Securities (the "Conditions"). The Securities will be redeemed at 100 per cent. of their principal amount together with accrued interest.

Following redemption, the Securities will be cancelled pursuant to the Conditions. Accordingly, the listing of the Securities on the Official List of the FCA and the admission of the Securities to trading on the Regulated Market of the London Stock Exchange will be cancelled on, or shortly after, 23 October 2020.

For further information please contact:

Daniel Banks

Managing Director, Head, Debt Investor Relations

1 Basinghall Avenue

London

EC2V 5DD

020 7885 6329

Jon Tracey

Global Head, Communications

1 Basinghall Avenue

London

EC2V 5DD

020 7885 7613

Standard Chartered PLC LEI: U4LOSYZ7YG4W3S5F2G91

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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, CBE and Andrew Nigel Halford

Independent Non-Executive Directors:
David Philbrick Conner; Byron Elmer Grote; Christine Mary Hodgson, CBE (Senior Independent Director); Gay Huey Evans, OBE; Naguib Kheraj (Deputy Chairman); Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Philip George Rivett; David Tang; Carlson Tong and Jasmine Mary Whitbread

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