Slaughter and May advised Standard Chartered – issue of Senior and Tier 2 Notes

Slaughter and May advised Standard Chartered PLC on its issue of US$1,000,000,000 2.100% Senior Notes due 2019, US$750,000,000 Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2019 and US$1,250,000,000 4.300% Dated Subordinated Notes due 2027 under its US$77,500,000,000 Debt Issuance Programme.

BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan, Nomura and Standard Chartered Bank acted as joint lead managers on the issue of the Senior Notes. BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan and Standard Chartered Bank acted as joint lead managers on the issue of the Dated Subordinated Notes.

Sullivan & Cromwell advised as to New York law.

Sullivan & Cromwell team: John O’Connor , Barlow T, Mann , Umberto Hassan