6th Sep 2006 16:31
Standard Chartered PLC06 September 2006 STANDARD CHARTERED ANNOUNCES THE COMPLETION OF THE ACQUISITION OF A 95.37% INTEREST IN UNION BANK LIMITED FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Standard Chartered PLC announces that its subsidiary company, Standard CharteredBank (Pakistan) Limited, has today completed the acquisition of a 95.37 per centinterest in Union Bank Limited. The amount paid was US$487 million, in cash. For further information, please contact: Stephen Atkinson, Head of Investor RelationsTel: +44 20 7280 [email protected] Matthew Chan, Manager, Media RelationsTel: +44 20 7280 [email protected] This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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