7th Dec 2006 13:09
Standard Chartered PLC07 December 2006 THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN, INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN 7 December 2006 STANDARD CHARTERED PLC PUBLICATION OF PROSPECTUS Standard Chartered PLC announces that the following prospectus has been approvedby the UK Listing Authority today and is available for viewing: Offering Circular of Standard Chartered PLC in relation to the US$750,000,000offering of 7,500 Non-Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares (the "PreferenceShares"), which will be sold in the form of American Depositary Shares ("ADSs")evidenced by American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") (the "Prospectus") To view the full document, please paste the following URL into the address barof your browser. http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4553n_-2006-12-7.pdf For further information, please contact: Steve AtkinsonHead of Investor Relations+44 (0) 20 7280 7245 Sean FarrellHead of Media Relations+44 (0) 20 7280 7163 DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES Please note that the information contained in the Prospectus may be addressed toand/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries specifiedin the Prospectus only and is not intended for use and should not be relied uponby any person outside these countries and/or to whom the offer contained in theProspectus is not addressed. Prior to relying on the information contained inthe Prospectus you must ascertain from the Prospectus whether or not you arepart of the intended addressees of the information contained therein. None of the Preference Shares, ADSs or ADRs has been or will be registered underthe United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), orthe securities laws of any other United States jurisdiction. The ADSs are beingoffered in the United States solely to qualified institutional buyers inreliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States inreliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. Your right to access thisservice is conditional upon complying with the above requirement. CD063400002 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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