Standard

Chartered
December

2015

To,
The General Manager,
Department ofCorporate Services,
B o m b a y Stock Exchange 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
Dear Sir,
In reference t o t h e p r o c e d u r e s that h a v e b e e n a g r e e d o n t h e r e l e a s e o f stock e x c h a n g e
a n n o u n c e m e n t s i n t h e U K , please find attached a copy o f t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t which h a s
been submitted t othe London Stock Exchange for uploading o n t oyour website.

Y o u r s sincerely,

Lee Davis
Authorised Signatory

Standard Chartered P L C
1 Basinghall Avenue
London EC2V 5 D D
www.standardchartered.com
R e g i s t e r e d Office at 1 Basinghall A v e n u e L o n d o n E C 2 V 5 D D
Registered England 966425

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Chartered
N O T F O R DISTRIBUTION O R R E L E A S E , D I R E C T L Y O R INDIRECTLY, IN O R INTO T H E UNITED
S T A T E S , C A N A D A , S O U T H A F R I C A O R A N Y O T H E R J U R I S D I C T I O N INW H I C H T H E D I S T R I B U T I O N
OR RELEASE WOULD B EUNLAWFUL. OTHER RESTRICTIONS ARE APPLICABLE. PLEASE SEE
THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END OF THE PRESS RELEASE.
THIS IS NOT A P R O S P E C T U S BUT AN ADVERTISEMENT. INVESTORS SHOULD NOT SUBSCRIBE
FOR SECURITIES R E F E R R E D T O IN THIS A D V E R T I S E M E N T E X C E P T O N T H EBASIS O F
I N F O R M A T I O N IN T H E P R O S P E C T U S A N D T H E S U P P L E M E N T A R YP R O S P E C T U S .

11 D e c e m b e r

Standard Chartered P L C
(the "Company")
R E S U L T O F RIGHTS I S S U E
T h e C o m p a n y t o d a y a n n o u n c e s t h a t it h a s r e c e i v e d v a l i d a c c e p t a n c e s i n r e s p e c t o f 7 0 5 , 0 3 7 , 9 6 0 N e w
Ordinary S h a r e s representing approximately 96.79 per
of N e w Ordinary S h a r e s offered t o Qualifying
S h a r e h o l d e r s p u r s u a n t t o t h e C o m p a n y ' s fully u n d e r w r i t t e n 2 f o r 7 R i g h t s I s s u e
announced o n 3
November
I n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e a r r a n g e m e n t s s e t o u t i n P a r t I X (Terms of the Rights Issue) o f t h e P r o s p e c t u s , t h e
joint global c o o r d i n a t o r s for t h e R i g h t s I s s u e will u s e their r e a s o n a b l e e n d e a v o u r s t o p r o c u r e acquirers for
the balance of N e w Ordinary S h a r e s f o r which valid acceptances w e r e n o t received. A further
a n n o u n c e m e n t a st o the n u m b e r o f N e w Ordinary S h a r e s for which acquirers h a v e b e e n procured b y the
joint global c o o r d i n a t o r s will b em a d e i n d u e course.

Contacts:
Standard Chartered P L C
For further information, please contact:
J a m e s Hopkinson, Head o f Investor Relations +44 (0)20 7885
Jon Tracey, Global Head ofCommunications
+44 (0)20 7885
S h a u n G a m b l e , Director, M e d i a Relations

+44 (0)20 7885 5934

IMPORTANT NOTICE
The
defined terms
announcement.
This announcement

set

out in the Prospectus

and

the

Supplementary

has been issued by and is the sole responsibility

Prospectus

of Standard Chartered

apply

in

this

PLC.

This announcement
is not a prospectus but an advertisement and is for information purposes only and
does not constitute or form part of any offer, or invitation to purchase or subscribe for, or any solicitation to
purchase or subscribe for Nil Paid Rights, Fully Paid Rights or New Ordinary Shares or to take up any
entitlements to New Ordinary Shares in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is unlawful.
Investors should not acquire any Nil Paid Rights, Fully Paid Rights or New Ordinary Shares referred to in
this announcement
except on the basis of the information contained in the Prospectus
and the
Supplementary
Prospectus. This announcement cannot be relied upon for any investment contract or
decision.
Neither the content of Standard Chartered's website nor any website accessible
Chartered's website is incorporated in, or forms part of, this announcement.

Standard Chartered

1 BASING'
LONDON

PLC

1 Basinghall Avenue
London EC2V 5DD
www.standardchartered.com
Registered Office at 1 Basinghall A v e n u e L o n d o n E C 2 V 5 D D
Registered England 966425

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Chartered
There will be no public offer of Nil Paid Rights, Fully Paid Rights or New Ordinary Shares in the United
States, Canada or South Africa, or any other jurisdiction in which such offer solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to registration, exemption from registration or qualification under the securities laws of such
jurisdiction. This announcement does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation to purchase or
subscribe for securities of the Company in the United States, Canada or South Africa or any other such
jurisdiction.
The information contained in this announcement is not for release, publication or distribution, whether in
whole or in part and whether directly or indirectly, to persons in the United States, Canada or South Africa,
and should not be distributed, forwarded to or transmitted in or into any jurisdiction where to do so might
constitute a violation of local securities laws or regulations.
Securities laws of certain jurisdictions may restrict the Company's ability to allow participation by certain
Shareholders
in the Rights Issue or any future issue of shares carried out by the Company.
Qualifying
Shareholders
who have a registered address or are resident in, or who are citizens of, countries other than
the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland or Hong Kong should consult their professional advisors as to
whether they require any government or other consents or need to observe any other formalities to enable
them to receive Nil Paid Rights, Fully Paid Rights, New Ordinary Shares or Provisional Allotment Letters.
The distribution of this announcement,
the Prospectus, the Supplementary
Prospectus, the Provisional
Allotment Letter and/or the transfer of Nil Paid Rights, Fully Paid Rights and/or New Ordinary Shares into
jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland or Hong Kong may be restricted by law
and therefore persons into whose possession
this announcement,
the Prospectus, the
Supplementary
Prospectus,
the Provisional Allotment Letter and/or any accompanying
documents come should inform
themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with any such restrictions may
constitute a violation of the securities laws of such jurisdictions. In particular, subject to certain exceptions,
the Prospectus,
the Supplementary
Prospectus
and the Provisional Allotment Letter should not be
distributed, forwarded to or transmitted in or into the United States, Canada or South Africa.
None of the Nil Paid Rights, the Fully Paid Rights or the New Ordinary Shares has been or will be
registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or under the
applicable securities laws of any state, province or territory of the United States. Accordingly, unless a
relevant exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available, neither the Nil Paid
Rights, the Fully Paid Rights or the New Ordinary Shares may, subject to certain exceptions, be offered,
sold, taken up, renounced or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States.
This announcement does not constitute an offer or invitation for any investment or subscription for Indian
Depository Receipts.
The announcement
has not been and will not be submitted to the Registrar of
Companies in India or the Securities and Exchange Board of India for prior review or approval.
The contents of this announcement are not to be construed as legal, business, financial or tax advice.
None of the Company or any of its representatives,
is making any representation
to any offeree or
purchaser of the New Ordinary Shares regarding the legality of an investment in the Nil Paid Rights, the
Fully Paid Rights or the New Ordinary Shares by such offeree or purchaser under the laws applicable to
such offeree or purchaser. Each prospective investor should consult his, her or its own legal adviser,
business adviser, financial adviser or tax adviser for legal, financial, business or tax advice in connection
with the purchase of the Nil Paid Rights, the Fully Paid Rights or the New Ordinary
Shares.

STANDARD
1
LONDON
Standard Chartered PLC
1 Basinghall Avenue
London EC2V 5DD
www.standardchartered.com
R e g i s t e r e d Office a t 1 Basinghall A v e n u e L o n d o n E C 2 V 5 D D
Registered England 966425

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+44 (0)20 7 8 8 5 8 8 8 8

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