Block listing of shares

Standard Chartered PLC ("the Company")

1 April 2016

Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and The London Stock Exchange for a block listing of 8,500,000 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 block listing is as follows:

8,500,000 for the 2011 Standard Chartered Share Plan

The shares are expected to be admitted to The Official List and to trading on The London Stock Exchange on 6 April 2016.

Contact name for Enquiries

Alex Raistrick, Company Secretarial Assistant

020 7885 7154