17 February 2022

Standard Chartered PLC (the "Company")

2021 Annual Report

The Annual Report 2021 has been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority, and will shortly be available for inspection at the Financial Conduct Authority's National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism 

The document can also be viewed on the Company's website, https://www.sc.com/en/investors/financial-results

The Annual Report 2021 has been prepared using the single electronic reporting format specified in the TD ESEF Regulation.

The Annual Report will be posted to shareholders on or around 29 March 2022 together with the 2022 Notice of Annual General Meeting.

Contact name for enquiries    

Gregg J Powell - Investor queries                                                                                  

+44 2078855172

Julie Gibson - Media queries

+44 2078852434