Standard Chartered PLC — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2026

Mar 30, 2026

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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)

27 March 2026

Notice of Annual General Meeting 2026

Notice of Annual General Meeting 2026

The Notice of Annual General Meeting ('AGM') 2026, which has been sent to shareholders of Standard Chartered PLC today, 27 March 2026, has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, and will be shortly available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

A copy of the Notice of AGM 2026 is available to view at: www.sc.com/agm

2025 Final Dividend

On 24 February 2026, the directors of Standard Chartered PLC recommended the payment of a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2025 of 49 US cents per ordinary share. Consequently, shareholders will be asked to approve the final dividend pursuant to resolution 2 in the Notice of AGM.

Annual General Meeting 2026

We will be hosting this year's AGM as a physical meeting only. The AGM will take place at The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC), Armoury House, West Gate, Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 2BQ on Thursday 7 May 2026 at 11.00am UK time.

Details on how to attend the meeting can be found in the Notice of AGM 2026.

Any shareholder attending the meeting has the right to ask questions. Shareholders may also submit questions in advance of the meeting in writing by sending an email to scplc.agm@sc.com.

We will update our shareholders as soon as reasonably possible regarding any change to the format of the meeting. Please monitor our website www.sc.com/agm and regulatory news services for any updates.

The 2025 Annual Report and 2025 Pillar 3 Disclosures were published on 24 February 2026 and are available to view on the Standard Chartered PLC website at: www.sc.com/en/investors/financial-results.

Contact name for enquiries

Beth Hargreaves – Group Secretariat

+44 758 651 5516

Shaun Gamble – Media Queries

+44 776 644 3662

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

Chair:
Maria da Conceicao das Neves Calha Ramos

Executive Director:
William Thomas Winters, CBE (Group Chief Executive)

Independent Non-Executive Directors:
Shirish Moreshwar Apte; Jacqueline Hunt; Diane Enberg Jurgens; Robin Ann Lawther, CBE; Lincoln Leong Kwok Kuen; Philip George Rivett (Senior Independent Director); David Tang and Linda Yi-chuang Yueh, CBE

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