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Standard Chartered PLC Capital/Financing Update 2021

Nov 23, 2021

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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 1.822 per cent. Fixed Rate Reset Notes due 2025 (the "Notes")

Issued by

Standard Chartered PLC

Joint Lead Managers

BofA Securities, Inc. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Nomura Securities International, Inc. Standard Chartered Bank

Co-Managers

BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited CEB International Capital Corporation Limited Emirates NBD Bank PJSC First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

The date of the Final Terms is 16 November 2021.

PART A – CONTRACTUAL TERMS

THE NOTES HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT 1933 (THE "SECURITIES ACT") OR WITH ANY SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE NOTES ARE ISSUED IN REGISTERED FORM ("REGISTERED NOTES") AND MAY BE OFFERED AND SOLD (I) IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A") ONLY TO QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS ("QIBS"), AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A AND (II) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS IN RELIANCE ON REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

THE NOTES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, OR ANY SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THE OFFERING OF NOTES OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS DOCUMENT.

PROHIBITION OF SALES TO EEA 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"). 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2014/65/EU (as amended "MiFID II"); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 as amended or superseded (the "IDD"), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified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 Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the "EU Prospectus Regulation"). Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the "EU PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the EU PRIIPs Regulation.

PROHIBITION OF SALES TO 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 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 (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of the domestic law of the UK by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the "EUWA"); (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA") and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement the IDD, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of the domestic law of the UK by virtue of the EUWA ("UK MiFIR"); or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of the EU Prospectus Regulation as it forms part of the domestic law of the UK by virtue of the EUWA (the "UK Prospectus Regulation"). Consequently, no key information document required by the EU PRIIPs Regulation as it forms part of the domestic law of the UK by virtue of the EUWA (the "UK PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.

UK MiFIR PRODUCT GOVERNANCE / PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS AND ELIGIBLE COUNTERPARTIES ONLY TARGET MARKET – Solely for the purposes of the 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 only eligible counterparties, as defined in the FCA Handbook Conduct of Business Sourcebook ("COBS"), and professional clients, as defined in UK MiFIR; 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 manufacturer's target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to the FCA Handbook Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Notes (by either adopting or refining the manufacturer's 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, the Issuer has determined, and hereby notifies all persons (including all relevant persons as defined in Section 309A(1) of the SFA), that the Notes 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 15 June 2021 which, together with the supplementary Prospectuses dated 11 August 2021 and 3 November 2021, constitutes (with the exception of certain sections) a base prospectus (the "Base Prospectus") for the purposes of the UK Prospectus Regulation. This document constitutes the Final Terms of the Notes described herein for the purposes of the UK 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 https://www.sc.com/en/investors/ and copies may be obtained from 1 Basinghall Avenue, London EC2V 5DD.

1. Issuer: Standard Chartered PLC
2. (i)
Series Number:
195
(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: 23 November 2021
(ii) Interest
Commencement
Date:
Issue Date
9. Maturity Date: 23 November 2025
10. Interest Basis: Reset Notes
(see paragraph 17 below)
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: 1.822 per cent. per annum
(ii) First Margin: 0.950 per cent. per annum
(iii) Subsequent Margin: Not Applicable
(iv) Interest Payment Dates: 23
May
and
23
November
in
each
year,
commencing on 23 May 2022
(v) First Interest Payment
Date:
23 May 2022
(vi) Fixed Coupon Amount up
to (but excluding) the First
Reset Date:
U.S.\$9.11 per Calculation Amount
(vii) Broken Amount(s): Not Applicable
(viii) First Reset Date: 23 November 2024
(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(k)):
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

19. Issuer Call Applicable
(i) Date(s): Optional Redemption 23 November 2024
(ii) amount(s): Call Option Redemption
Amount(s) and method, if
any, of calculation of such
U.S.\$1,000 per Calculation Amount
(iii) Make Whole Redemption
Amount
Not Applicable
(iv) If redeemable in part:
(a) Minimum Call
Option
Redemption
Amount:
Not Applicable
(b) Maximum Call
Option
Not Applicable

Redemption Amount:

(v) Notice period: As per Condition 5(d)
20. Regulatory Capital Call Not Applicable
21. Event Call Loss Absorption Disqualification Applicable
5(f)): Redeemable on days other than
Interest Payment Dates (Condition
Yes
22. Clean-up Call Not Applicable
23. Put Option Not Applicable
24. each Note Final Redemption Amount of U.S.\$1,000 per Calculation Amount
25. 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

26. Form of Notes: Registered Notes
Unrestricted Global Certificate registered in the
name of a nominee for DTC exchangeable for
Definitive Certificates in the limited circumstances
specified in the Unrestricted 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 Restricted Global Certificate

  • 27. New Global Note: No
  • 28. Business Day Jurisdiction(s) (Condition 6(h)) or other special provisions relating to Payment Dates: London and New York
  • 29. 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 main market
with effect from 23 November 2021.
(iii) Estimated total expenses of
admission to trading:
£5,150
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: A3
An obligation rated 'A' is judged to be upper
medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.
The modifier '3' indicates a lower-range ranking.
(Source: Moody's,
https://www.moodys.com/ratings
process/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 215 of the Base Prospectus.

Calculated as 1.822 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

Estimated net proceeds: U.S.\$997,000,000

6. OPERATIONAL INFORMATION

  • (i) ISIN:
  • (a) Unrestricted Global Registered Certificate: USG84228EW42
  • (b) Restricted Global Registered Certificate: US853254CE80

(ii) CUSIP Number:

  • (a) Unrestricted Global Registered Certificate: G84228EW4
  • (b) Restricted Global Registered Certificate: 853254CE8
  • (iii) FISN:
  • (a) Unrestricted Global Registered Certificate: 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. (b) Restricted Global Registered Certificate: 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.

(iv) CFI Code:

(a) Unrestricted Global
Registered Certificate:
The CFI Code 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.
(b) Restricted Global
Registered Certificate:
The CFI Code for the Notes will be as set out on
the website of the Association of National
Numbering Agencies (ANNA) or alternatively

Not Applicable

(v) Any clearing system(s) other than Euroclear Bank SA/NV, Clearstream Banking, SA, the CMU Service, DTC and the relevant identification number(s):

(vi) Delivery: Delivery free of payment

  • (vii) Names and addresses of initial Paying Agent(s):
  • (viii) Names and addresses of additional Paying Agent(s) (if any):
  • (ix) Legal Entity Identifier: U4LOSYZ7YG4W3S5F2G91
  • (x) Intended to be held in a manner which would allow Eurosystem eligibility:

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

sourced from the responsible National Numbering Agency that assigned the ISIN.

Not Applicable

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.

(xi) Relevant Benchmark Amounts payable under the Notes will be calculated by reference to SOFR which is provided by the NY Federal Reserve. As at the date of these Final Terms, the NY Federal Reserve does not appear on the register of administrators and benchmarks established and

maintained by the FCA pursuant to Article 36 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 as it forms part of the domestic law of the UK by virtue of the EUWA (the "UK Benchmarks Regulation").

(i) Method of distribution: Syndicated
(ii) If syndicated:
(a) Names of Managers: Joint Lead Managers
BofA Securities, Inc.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
Standard Chartered Bank
Co-Managers
BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC
China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation
Limited
CEB International Capital Corporation Limited
Emirates NBD Bank PJSC
First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC
(b) Stabilisation
Manager(s) (if any):
Standard Chartered Bank
(iii) Dealer: If non-syndicated, name of Not Applicable
(iv) U.S. Selling Restrictions: Reg. S Compliance Category 2; TEFRA not
applicable
Rule 144A: Qualified Institutional Buyers only

7. DISTRIBUTION