Standard Chartered PLC — Regulatory Filings 2016

May 6, 2016

T o : T h e Unite d Kingdo m Listin g Authorit ^y

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Standard Chartered Bank (the "Issuer") CNY 925,000,000 Fixed Rate Notes due May (the "Notes") issued under the Issuer's U.S.\$77,500,000,000 Debt Issuance Programme

I n respec t o f th e Note s issue d unde r th e Deb t Issuanc e Programm e wit h th e numbe r XS1406972064 , th e Issue r hereb y confirm s tha t i t doe s no t fal l unde r Article s 5. 1 o r ^o f COUNCI L REGULATIO N (EU ) N o 833/201 4 o f 3 1 Jul y 201 4 concernin g restrictiv ^e measure s i n vie w o f Russia' s action s destabilisin g th e situatio n i n Ukrain e (a s amende d b y COUNCI L REGULATIO N (EU ) N o 960/201 4 o f 8 Septembe r 2014 , publishe d i n th e Officia l Journa ^l o f th e E U o n 1 2 Septembe r 2014) .

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