Standard Chartered PLC — Director's Dealing 2014

Mar 12, 2014

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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 registered number 966425)

(Stock Code: 02888)

Grant of Share Options

This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 17.06A of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

Standard Chartered PLC (the "Company") announces that on 10 March 2014, notional dividend arising from the 2011 Deferred Restricted Share Scheme awards granted in respect of the 2010 performance period ("2011 DRSS") to acquire 8,176 Ordinary shares of USD0.50 each in the capital of the Company were granted to persons discharging managerial responsibilities/directors under the Company's 2006 Restricted Share Scheme at nil exercise price. On 11 March 2014, notional dividend arising from the 2013 Deferred Restricted Share Awards granted in respect of the 2012 performance period ("2013 DRSA") to acquire 18,851 Ordinary shares of USD0.50 each in the capital of the Company were granted to persons discharging managerial responsibilities/directors under the Company's 2011 Standard Chartered Share Plan at nil exercise price (together the "Awards"). Amongst the Awards granted, those granted to the directors and chief executive were as follows:

Name of Grantee	Award type	Number of options granted
Peter Sands*	2011 DRSS	1,024
	2013 DRSA	2,521
Steve Bertamini	2011 DRSS	499
	2013 DRSA	1,400
Richard Meddings	2011 DRSS	703
	2013 DRSA	1,728
Mike Rees	2011 DRSS	3,222
	2013 DRSA	7,202
Jaspal Bindra	2011 DRSS	499
	2013 DRSA	1,400
Vis Shankar	2011 DRSS	1,172
	2013 DRSA	1,560

• Group chief executive

The closing market prices of the Shares on the London Stock Exchange on 10 March 2014 and 11 March 2014 were £12.48 and £12.49 respectively.

The periods during which or dates which exercisable in respect of the Awards are:

(i) 2011 DRSS – Under the Company's 2006 Restricted Share Scheme deferred awards vest in three equal installments. Notional dividends are applied annually to the unvested portion of the award and must be exercised by the 7th anniversary of the grant of the original award to which they relate;

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(ii) 2013 DRSA – Under the 2011 Standard Chartered Share Plan, the Deferred Restricted Share Award vests in three equal installments. Notional dividends are applied annually to the unvested portion of the award and must be exercised by the 7th anniversary of the grant of the original award to which they relate.

By Order of the Board
Annemarie Durbin
Group Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 12 March 2014

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of Standard Chartered PLC comprises:

Chairman:
Sir John Wilfred Peace

Executive Directors:
Mr Peter Alexander Sands; Mr Stefano Paolo Bertamini; Mr Jaspal Singh Bindra; Mr Richard Henry Meddings; Mr Alun Michael Guest Rees and Mr Viswanathan Shankar

Independent Non-Executive Directors:
Mr Om Prakash Bhatt; Dr Kurt Michael Campbell; Dr Louis Chi-Yan Cheung; Mr James Frederick Trevor Dundas; Dr Han Seung-soo, KBE; Mrs Christine Mary Hodgson; Mr Naguib Kheraj; Mr Simon Jonathan Lowth; Mr Rudolph Harold Peter Markham; Ms Ruth Markland (Senior Independent Director); Mr John Gregor Hugh Paynter; Mr Paul David Skinner, CBE; Mr Oliver Henry James Stocken, CBE and Dr Lars Henrik Thunell