Standard Chartered PLC — Share Issue/Capital Change 2011

May 9, 2011

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Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered PLC

(渣打集團有限公司)

(Registered in England and Wales number 966425)

(Stock Code : 02888)

Grant of Share Options

This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 17.06A of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

The Company announces that on 6 May 2011, options (the "Options") to acquire 1,131,203 Ordinary shares of USD0.50 each in the capital of the Company (the "Shares") were granted to persons discharging managerial responsibilities under the Company's 2011 Standard Chartered Share Plan (the "2011 Plan") at nil exercise price. Amongst the Options granted on 6 May 2011, options granted to the directors and chief executive were as follows:

Name of Grantee	Name of Share Scheme	Number of options granted
Steve Bertamini	2011 Plan	113,427
Jaspal Bindra	2011 Plan	101,164
Richard Meddings	2011 Plan	144,083
Mike Rees	2011 Plan	168,608
Peter Sands*	2011 Plan	211,526

• Group chief executive

The closing market price of the Shares on the London Stock Exchange on the date of grant was £16.035.

Under the Company's 2011 Plan, performance shares will normally vest after a three year performance period.

By Order of the Board

Annemarie Durbin

Group Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 9 May 2011

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

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.