Standard Chartered PLC — Director's Dealing 2016

Mar 23, 2016

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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)

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND/OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a Regulatory Information Service notification required by the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Disclose and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1).

1. Name of the issuer

Standard Chartered PLC

1. State whether the notification relates to:

(i) a transaction notified in accordance with the UK Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.2R;
(ii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the UK Companies Act (2006); or
(iii) in accordance with paragraph 26 of the Model Code of the UK Listing Rules.

This notification relates to a transaction notified in accordance with the UK Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.2R

1. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

Tracy Clarke, Mark Dowie, Karen Fawcett, Andy Halford, Doris Honold, Ben Hung, Ajay Kanwal, Sunil Kaushal, Anna Marrs, Mike Rees, Pam Walkden

1. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person

N/A

1. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

This notification is made in respect of holdings of persons referred to in 3. above.

1. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares

Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each fully paid

1. Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them

Tracy Clarke – shares in own name, husband’s name, and held through Wealth Nominees Limited and Bedell Trustees Limited

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Mark Dowie- shares held in own name and through Vestra Nominees Limited
Karen Fawcett- shares held in own name and through Standard Chartered Private Bank
Andy Halford – shares held through Mership Nominees and Bedell Trustees Limited
Doris Honold- shares held in own name and through Standard Chartered Private Bank
Benjamin Hung- shares held in own name and held through HKSCC Nominees Ltd and TD Direct Investing Nominees (Europe) Ltd
Ajay Kanwal- shares held in own name and through Standard Chartered Private Bank
Sunil Kaushal- shares held in own name
Anna Marrs- shares held in own name
Mike Rees - shares held through Computershare Company Nominees Limited, Heartwood Nominees and Bedell Trustees Limited
Pamela Walkden- shares held in own name, husband's name and through HSBC Client Nominees (UK) Ltd

1. State the nature of the transaction

(i) Application of the notional dividend arising from deferred awards under the 2011 Standard Chartered Share Plan granted on 19 March 2015.
(ii) Exercise of share awards granted in previous years, under the 2011 Standard Chartered Share Plan, and the subsequent retention and sale for tax of the shares acquired.

1. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired

See clause 20 below.

1. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

See clause 20 below.

1. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed

N/A

1. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

1. Price per share or value of transaction

Relating to (ii) in clause 8 above £4.885129

1. Date and place of transaction

21 March 2016 – London

1. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

Name	No. of shares	% of issued share capital
Tracy Clarke	194,049	0.006%
Mark Dowie	209,644	0.006%
Karen Fawcett	112,611	0.003%
Andy Halford	201,794	0.006%
Doris Honold	71,247	0.002%
Ben Hung	191,676	0.006%

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Ajay Kanwal	46,105	0.001%
Sunil Kaushal	50,127	0.002%
Anna Marrs	33,525	0.001%
Mike Rees	668,634	0.020%
Pam Walkden	194,977	0.006%

1. Date issuer informed of transaction

21 March 2016

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes

1. Date of grant

N/A

1. Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A

1. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

None

1. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each fully paid

(i) defined in clause 8 above

Name	Number of notional dividends
Tracy Clarke	534
Mark Dowie	696
Karen Fawcett	300
Andy Halford	706
Doris Honold	228
Benjamin Hung	351
Ajay Kanwal	89
Sunil Kaushal	179
Anna Marrs	413
Pamela Walkden	140

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(ii) defined in clause 8 above

Name	Award type	Granted	Number of shares exercised	Number of shares retained	% of issued share capital	Number of shares sold	% of issued share capital
Tracy Clarke	Deferred shares	Mar-14	10,007	5,294	0.00016%	4,713	0.00014%
	Deferred shares	Mar-15	9,895	5,235	0.00016%	4,660	0.00014%
Mark Dowie	Deferred shares	Mar-14	27,652	20,909	0.00064%	6,743	0.00021%
	Deferred shares	Mar-15	18,656	9,869	0.00030%	8,787	0.00027%
Karen Fawcett	Deferred shares	Mar-13	6,243	4,865	0.00015%	1,378	0.00004%
	Deferred shares	Mar-14	5,391	4,200	0.00013%	1,191	0.00004%
	Deferred shares	Mar-15	8,038	6,261	0.00019%	1,777	0.00005%
Andy Halford	Deferred shares	Mar-15	13,068	6,913	0.00021%	6,155	0.00019%
Doris Honold	Deferred shares	Mar-14	3,425	2,667	0.00008%	758	0.00002%
	Deferred shares	Mar-15	6,097	4,746	0.00014%	1,351	0.00004%
Benjamin Hung	Deferred shares	Mar-14	1,351	1,144	0.00003%	207	0.00001%
	Deferred shares	Mar-15	9,423	8,000	0.00024%	1,423	0.00004%
Ajay Kanwal	Deferred shares	Mar-14	1,082	839	0.00003%	243	0.00001%
	Deferred shares	Mar-15	2,168	1,682	0.00005%	486	0.00001%
Anna Marrs	Deferred shares	Mar-14	5,900	3,558	0.00011%	2,342	0.00007%
	Deferred shares	Mar-15	11,086	6,684	0.00020%	4,402	0.00013%
Mike Rees	Deferred shares	Mar-14	70,340	37,213	0.00113%	33,127	0.00101%
Pamela Walkden	Deferred shares	Mar-14	3,724	1,969	0.00006%	1,755	0.00005%
	Deferred shares	Mar-15	3,392	1,789	0.00005%	1,603	0.00005%

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1. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise

N/A

1. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification

Name	No. of shares
Tracy Clarke	580,641
Mark Dowie	654,070
Karen Fawcett	399,023
Andy Halford	220,161
Doris Honold	316,811
Benjamin Hung	381,632
Ajay Kanwal	295,662
Sunil Kaushal	261,348
Anna Marrs	377,388
Mike Rees	274,077
Pamela Walkden	306,684

1. Any additional information

None

1. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Alex Raistrick, Company Secretarial Assistant, 020 7885 7154

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification

Lee Davis, Assistant Group Secretary

Date of notification

22 March 2016

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

Chairman:

Sir John Wilfred Peace

Executive Directors:

Mr William Thomas Winters, CBE; Mr Andrew Nigel Halford and Mr Alun Michael Guest Rees (stepping down on 30 April 2016)

Independent Non-Executive Directors:

Mr Om Prakash Bhatt; Dr Kurt Michael Campbell; Dr Louis Chi-Yan Cheung; Mr David Philbrick Conner; Dr Byron Elmer Grote; Dr Han Seung-soo, KBE; Mrs Christine Mary Hodgson; Ms Gay Huey Evans, OBE; Mr Naguib Kheraj (Senior Independent Director); Mr Simon Jonathan Lowth and Ms Jasmine Mary Whitbread