Standard Chartered PLC — Capital/Financing Update 2020

Apr 7, 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)

7 April 2020

U.S.$2,000,000,000 Fixed Rate Resetting Perpetual Subordinated Contingent Convertible Securities (ISIN: US853254AT77, USG84228CE61) (the "Securities")

(Stock Code: 5890)

Exercise of Option to Redeem Securities and Delisting of Securities

Reference is made to the announcement issued by Standard Chartered Plc (the "Company") on 3 February 2020 in relation to the Securities.

The Company announces that it has exercised its option to redeem the Securities in whole on 2 April 2020 in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Securities. As of the date of this announcement, there are therefore no outstanding Securities in issue. The Company has applied to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited to withdraw the listing of the Securities. Such withdrawal of listing is expected to become effective upon the close of business on 16 April 2020.

For further information please contact:

Daniel Banks

Managing Director, Global 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 of 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; David Tang; Carlson Tong and Jasmine Mary Whitbread

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