Standard

Chartered
August 12,
To,
The General Manager,
Department ofCorporate Services,
B o m b a y S t o c k E x c h a n g e Ltd.,
P. J. T o w e r s , Dalai Street,
- 400 001.

SUB:

STANDARD

C H A R T E R E D P L C (THE

"COMPANY")

STOCK

EXCHANGE

ANNOUNCEMENT
D e a r Sir,
reference t o the procedures that h a v e been agreed o n the release o f stock exchange
a n n o u n c e m e n t s in the U K , please find attached a copy of the a n n o u n c e m e n t which h a s
b e e n submitted t othe L o n d o n Stock E x c h a n g e for uploading o n to your website.

Y o u r s sincerely,
For

Chartered P L C

Lee Davis
Authorised Signatory

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STANDARD C H A R T E R E D P L C
12 A U G U S T 2016
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR TRANSMISSION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO
T H E UNITED S T A T E S
ISSUANCE

OF

U.S.S2,000,000,000

FIXED

RATE

RESETTING

PERPETUAL

SUBORDINATED CONTINGENT C O N V E R T I B L E S E C U R I T I E S (THE " S E C U R I T I E S " )

Standard Chartered P L C intends t o issue the Securities o n

August

Application has been m a d e to T h e Stock E x c h a n g e o f Hong Kong Limited (the "Hong

Kong

S t o c k E x c h a n g e " ) for t h e listing of, a n d p e r m i s s i o n t o deal in, t h e S e c u r i t i e s a s a debt i s s u e t o

professional investors (as defined in t h eSecurities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of t h e
Laws of H o n g Kong)) only o nthe Main Board of the H o n g Kong Stock Exchange. Application
h a s a l s o b e e n m a d e t o t h e H o n g K o n g S t o c k E x c h a n g e f o r t h e listing of, a n d p e r m i s s i o n t o d e a l
in, t h e o r d i n a r y s h a r e s t o b e i s s u e d u p o n a n y c o n v e r s i o n o f t h e S e c u r i t i e s .
T h e S e c u r i t i e s will b e subject to t h e t e r m s a n d conditions set out in t h e offering circular d a t e d
August

relating t othe Securities.

F o r further information with respect t o the Securities, please paste the following U R L into the
address bar ofthe browser:

For further information please contact:

James Hopkinson
Head of Investor Relations
1 Basinghall Avenue
London
EC2V 5DD
020 7885 7151
Jon Tracey
H e a d of Media Relations
1 Basinghall Avenue

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feC2V 5 D D

020 7885 7613

DISCLAIMER - INTENDED A D D R E S S E E S
T h i s a n n o u n c e m e n t d o e s not constitute a n offer of a n y securities for sale. N oaction has b e e n
taken in a n y jurisdiction t o permit a public offering of t h e Securities w h e r e such action is
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r e q u i r e d . T h e o f f e r a n d s a l e of t h e S e c u r i t i e s m a y b e restricted b y l a w in c e r t a i n
T h e Securities a n d a n y ordinary shares which m a y b e delivered

upon conversion of t h e

Securities h a v e not b e e n a n d will not b e registered u n d e r the U . S . Securities Act o f

as

a m e n d e d (the "Securities Act"). Subject t ocertain exceptions, the Securities m a y not be offered,
sold o r delivered in the United States, a sdefined i n Regulation S under the Securities Act, a n d
m a y not b e offered, sold o r delivered within the United States or to, o rfor the account o r benefit
of,

U.S. persons,

except

pursuant

t o registration

or a n exemption

from t h e registration

r e q u i r e m e n t s u n d e r t h e S e c u r i t i e s Act. N o public offering o f t h e S e c u r i t i e s will b e m a d e i n t h e

United States.
T h e Securities a r en o t intended t o b e sold a n d should n o t b e sold t o "retail clients" in t h e
European Economic Area (EEA), a sdefined inthe Product Intervention (Contingent Convertible
Instruments and Mutual Society Shares) Instrument

(as a m e n d e d o r replaced from time to

t i m e ) o t h e r t h a n i n c i r c u m s t a n c e s that d o not a n d will not give rise t o a c o n t r a v e n t i o n o f t h o s e

rules b ya n y person.
The

Securities a r e n o t intended

t o b e initially p l a c e d a n d m a y n o t b e initially p l a c e d t o

"connected persons" of the C o m p a n y under the R u l e s G o v e r n i n g the Listing o f Securities o n

T h e Stock Exchange ofHong Kong Limited.
This

announcement

is n o t , a n d under

n o circumstances

i s it t o b e c o n s t r u e d

a s ,a n

a d v e r t i s e m e n t o r a public offering in C a n a d a o f the Securities referred t o in this a n n o u n c e m e n t .

N o prospectus h a s b e e n filed with a n y securities c o m m i s s i o n o r similar regulatory authority in
Canada

in connection

with t h e offering of t h e Securities described herein. In addition, n o

securities commission o r similar regulatory authority in C a n a d a has reviewed o r in any

way

passed upon t h e merits of t h e Securities described herein a n da n yrepresentation to t h e

contrary is a n offence. I nparticular, this a n n o u n c e m e n t a n d the information contained herein d o
not constitute a n offer o r sale o f Securities in C a n a d a a n d this a n n o u n c e m e n t m a y n o t b e
disseminated inC a n a d a , except incompliance with applicable securities laws in C a n a d a .
T h e distribution of this a n n o u n c e m e n t in certain jurisdictions m a y b e restricted b y law. P e r s o n s
into w h o s e p o s s e s s i o n this a n n o u n c e m e n t c o m e s a r e required t o inform t h e m s e l v e s about a n d
to observe a n y such restrictions.
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