Standard Chartered PLC - Africa Day 2012

Standard Chartered PLC - Africa Day 2012

Standard Chartered PLC

9 October 2012

Standard Chartered PLC is today hosting an "Africa Day" at its London offices.

The agenda is as follows:

(UK Time)

12:30-13:10 Introduction to the West and Africa - Richard Meddings, Group Finance

Director

13:10-13:35 Africa macro - Razia Khan, Regional Head, Research, Africa

13:35-14:00 Africa overview and strategy - Diana Layfield, CEO Africa region

14:00-14:10 Nigeria overview - Bola Adesola, CEO Nigeria

14:10-14:20 Kenya overview - Richard Etemesi, CEO Kenya

14:20-14:30 Questions and answers

14:30-14:45 Tea and coffee break

14:45-15:20 Africa Consumer Banking - Raheel Ahmed, Regional Head, Middle East, Pakistan & Africa; Kariuki Ngari, Head, East Africa

15:20-15:55 Africa Wholesale Banking- Stephen Priestley, Regional Head,

Origination, Client Coverage Africa; Rahil Taneja - Head of Global Markets,

Africa

15:55-16:25 Questions and answers

Webcast and presentation slides will be made available on Standard Chartered's website http://investors.standardchartered.com from midday UK time.

No comments on the Group's current trading will be made during the Africa Day.

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For further questions, please contact:

Investors

James Hopkinson

Head of Investor Relations

+44 (0)20 7885 7151

Duncan Hall

Manager, Investor Relations, Asia

+852 2820 3021

Media

Jon Tracey

Head of Media Relations

+44 (0)20 7885 7613