Slaughter and May advised Standard Chartered on its issuance of US$1,000,000,000 3.971 per cent. fixed rate reset notes due 2026 and US$500,000,000 floating rate notes due 2026

Slaughter and May advised Standard Chartered PLC on its issuance of U.S.$1,000,000,000 3.971 per cent. Fixed rate Reset Notes due 2026 (the “Fixed Rate Reset Notes”) and U.S.$500,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 2026 (the “Floating Rate Notes) (together, the “Notes”). The Notes were issued under the U.S.$77,500,000,000 Debt Issuance Programme established by Standard Chartered PLC and Standard Chartered Bank.

The Notes were issued on 30 March 2022. The Notes have each been assigned a rating of A3 by Moody’s, BBB+ by S&P, and A by Fitch. The Notes have been admitted to the Official List of the FCA and to trading on the regulated market of the London Stock Exchange.

BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, and Standard Chartered Bank acted as joint lead managers in connection with the issuances.