Standard Chartered PLC — Delisting Announcement 2012

Apr 16, 2012

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Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited

渣打銀行(香港)有限公司

(incorporated with limited liability in Hong Kong: Number 875305)

US$300,000,000 Floating Rate Step-Up Notes due 2017

(Stock Code: 1516)

Exercise of Option to Redeem Notes and Delisting of Notes

Reference is made to the announcements issued by Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (the "Company") on 10 April 2007 and 15 March 2012 in relation to the US$300,000,000 Floating Rate Step-Up Notes due 2017 issued by the Company on 12 April 2007 (the "Notes") under the US$15,000,000,000 debt issuance programme of Standard Chartered Bank, the Company and Standard Chartered First Bank Korea Limited.

The Company announces that it has exercised its option to redeem the Notes in whole on 13 April 2012 in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the Notes. There are therefore no outstanding Notes in issue. The Company has applied to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited to withdraw the listing of the Notes. Such withdrawal of listing is expected to become effective upon the close of business on 17 April 2012.

16 APRIL 2012

Wang Wei Min

Company Secretary

As of the date of this announcement, the Directors of the Company are:

Chairperson:

Tsang King Suen Katherine

Executive Directors:

Hung Pi Cheng Benjamin and Tan Siew Boi.

Non-Executive Directors:

Jaspal Singh Bindra; Fong Julian Loong Choon; Janardhan Cadambi; Kwok Ping Luen Raymond; Ma Xuezheng; Norman Lyle and Chan Wing Kin.

• Independent Non-Executive Directors