Standard Chartered PLC — Share Issue/Capital Change 2009

May 25, 2009

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STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

(渣打集團有限公司)

(Registered in England and Wales number 966425)

(Stock code: 02888)

Standard Chartered PLC

22 May 2009

Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and The London Stock Exchange for a block listing of 1,700,000 Ordinary shares of US$0.50 to trade on The London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to The Official List. The shares shall rank pari passu with the existing issued shares of the Company.

The 1,700,000 shares are split as follows:

500,000 ordinary shares for the Company's International Sharesave Scheme.

500,000 ordinary shares for the Company's Restricted Share Scheme.

500,000 ordinary shares for the Company's Performance Share Plan.

200,000 ordinary shares for the Company's Savings Related Share Option Scheme.

The shares are expected to be admitted to The Official List and to trading on The London Stock Exchange on 28 May 2009.

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

Executive Directors:

Mr Peter Alexander Sands; Mr Stefano Paolo Bertamini; Mr Gareth Richard Bullock and Mr Richard Henry Meddings;

Independent Non-Executive Directors:

Mr John Wilfred Peace (Acting Chairman); Mr James Frederick Trevor Dundas; Ms Valerie Frances Gooding, CBE; Mr Rudolph Harold Peter Markham; Ms Ruth Markland; Mr Sunil Bharti Mittal; Mr John Gregor Hugh Paynter; Mr Paul David Skinner and Mr Oliver Henry James Stocken.