Standard Chartered PLC — Share Issue/Capital Change 2010

Jun 4, 2010

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Standard Chartered PLC

4 June 2010

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STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

(渣打集團有限公司)

(於英格蘭及威爾士註冊，編號 966425)

(股份代號：02888)

Standard Chartered PLC: Issue and listing of Indian Depository Receipts ("IDRs") in India

Listing of underlying ordinary shares in London and Hong Kong

Application has been made to (i) the United Kingdom Listing Authority ("UKLA") and the London Stock Exchange ("LSE") for 24,000,000 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each (the "Shares") in the capital of Standard Chartered PLC (the "Company") to be admitted to the Official List of the UKLA and to be traded on the main market of the LSE; and (ii) The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited for the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Shares (the "HK Listing").

Admission to listing and trading in London will be effective on 7 June 2010 and the HK Listing will be effective on 8 June 2010. The IDRs are expected to be listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited by 11 June.

Contact name for Enquiries

Lee Davis, Assistant Secretary

020 7885 7456

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Chairman:
Mr John Wilfred Peace

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

Independent Non-Executive Directors:
Mr Richard Delbridge, Mr James Frederick Trevor Dundas, Ms Valerie Frances Gooding CBE, Dr Han Seung-soo KBE, Mr Simon Jonathan Lowth, Mr Rudolph Harold Peter Markham (Senior Independent Director), Ms Ruth Markland, Mr John Gregor Hugh Paynter, Mr Paul David Skinner and Mr Oliver Henry James Stocken

Note to Editors:

Standard Chartered – leading the way in Asia, Africa and the Middle East

Standard Chartered PLC is a leading international bank, listed on the London and Hong Kong stock exchanges. It has operated for over 150 years in some of the world's most dynamic markets and earns around 90 per cent of its income and profits in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. This geographic focus and commitment to developing deep relationships with clients and customers has driven the bank's growth in recent years.

With approximately 1,700 branches and outlets in more than 70 markets, Standard Chartered offers exciting and challenging international career opportunities for more than 75,000 staff. The bank is committed to building a sustainable business over the long term and aims for the highest standards of corporate governance, social responsibility, environmental protection and employee diversity. This heritage and these values are expressed in its brand promise, 'Here for good'.

For more information, please visit: www.standardchartered.com

The distribution of this announcement and any documents relating to any issue of IDRs in jurisdictions other than India may be restricted by the laws of those jurisdictions and therefore persons into whose possession this announcement and any such document comes should inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions. Failure to comply with any such restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This announcement does not constitute an offer or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities pursuant to this announcement or otherwise in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.

The IDRs have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act") or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the US. The IDRs may not be offered or sold within the US or to, or for the account or benefit of, US Persons (as defined in Regulation S of the US Securities Act) except in certain transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act. The IDRs are being offered and sold outside the US in reliance on Regulation S under the US Securities Act.

Standard Chartered PLC has undertaken a public issue of Indian Depository Receipts representing its equity shares and has filed a Prospectus with the Registrar of Companies. The Prospectus is available on the website of SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in and the respective websites of the Book Running Lead Managers at www.ubs.com/indian-dr,www2.goldmansachs.com/worldwide/india, www.jmfinancial.in, www.dspml.com, www.kotak.com, www.sbicasp.com and Co-Book Running Lead Manager at www.standardchartered-wealthmanagers.co.in.