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11 December 2015
Standard Chartered PLC
(the "Company")
RESULT OF RIGHTS ISSUE
The Company today announces that it has received valid acceptances in respect of 705,037,960 New Ordinary Shares representing approximately 96.79 per cent. of New Ordinary Shares offered to Qualifying Shareholders pursuant to the Company's fully underwritten 2 for 7 Rights Issue announced on 3 November 2015.
In accordance with the arrangements set out in Part IX (Terms of the Rights Issue) of the Prospectus, the joint global coordinators for the Rights Issue will use their reasonable endeavours to procure acquirers for the balance of New Ordinary Shares for which valid acceptances were not received. A further announcement as to the number of New Ordinary Shares for which acquirers have been procured by the joint global coordinators will be made in due course.
Contacts:
Standard Chartered PLC
For further information, please contact:
James Hopkinson, Head of Investor Relations +44 (0)20 7885 7151
Jon Tracey, Global Head of Communications +44 (0)20 7885 7613
Shaun Gamble, Director, Media Relations +44 (0)20 7885 5934
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The defined terms set out in the Prospectus and the Supplementary Prospectus apply in this announcement.
This announcement has been issued by and is the sole responsibility of Standard Chartered PLC.
This announcement is not a prospectus but an advertisement and is for information purposes only and does not constitute or form part of any offer, or invitation to purchase or subscribe for, or any solicitation to purchase or subscribe for Nil Paid Rights, Fully Paid Rights or New Ordinary Shares or to take up any entitlements to New Ordinary Shares in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is unlawful. Investors should not acquire any Nil Paid Rights, Fully Paid Rights or New Ordinary Shares referred to in this announcement except on the basis of the information contained in the Prospectus and the Supplementary Prospectus. This announcement cannot be relied upon for any investment contract or decision.
Neither the content of Standard Chartered's website nor any website accessible by hyperlinks on Standard Chartered's website is incorporated in, or forms part of, this announcement.
There will be no public offer of Nil Paid Rights, Fully Paid Rights or New Ordinary Shares in the United States, Canada or South Africa, or any other jurisdiction in which such offer solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration, exemption from registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. This announcement does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities of the Company in the United States, Canada or South Africa or any other such jurisdiction.
The information contained in this announcement is not for release, publication or distribution, whether in whole or in part and whether directly or indirectly, to persons in the United States, Canada or South Africa, and should not be distributed, forwarded to or transmitted in or into any jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a violation of local securities laws or regulations.
Securities laws of certain jurisdictions may restrict the Company's ability to allow participation by certain Shareholders in the Rights Issue or any future issue of shares carried out by the Company. Qualifying Shareholders who have a registered address or are resident in, or who are citizens of, countries other than the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland or Hong Kong should consult their professional advisors as to whether they require any government or other consents or need to observe any other formalities to enable them to receive Nil Paid Rights, Fully Paid Rights, New Ordinary Shares or Provisional Allotment Letters.
The distribution of this announcement, the Prospectus, the Supplementary Prospectus, the Provisional Allotment Letter and/or the transfer of Nil Paid Rights, Fully Paid Rights and/or New Ordinary Shares into jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland or Hong Kong may be restricted by law and therefore persons into whose possession this announcement, the Prospectus, the Supplementary Prospectus, the Provisional Allotment Letter and/or any accompanying documents come should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with any such restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of such jurisdictions. In particular, subject to certain exceptions, the Prospectus, the Supplementary Prospectus and the Provisional Allotment Letter should not be distributed, forwarded to or transmitted in or into the United States, Canada or South Africa.
None of the Nil Paid Rights, the Fully Paid Rights or the New Ordinary Shares has been or will be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or under the applicable securities laws of any state, province or territory of the United States. Accordingly, unless a relevant exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available, neither the Nil Paid Rights, the Fully Paid Rights or the New Ordinary Shares may, subject to certain exceptions, be offered, sold, taken up, renounced or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States.
This announcement does not constitute an offer or invitation for any investment or subscription for Indian Depository Receipts. The announcement has not been and will not be submitted to the Registrar of Companies in India or the Securities and Exchange Board of India for prior review or approval.
The contents of this announcement are not to be construed as legal, business, financial or tax advice. None of the Company or any of its representatives, is making any representation to any offeree or purchaser of the New Ordinary Shares regarding the legality of an investment in the Nil Paid Rights, the Fully Paid Rights or the New Ordinary Shares by such offeree or purchaser under the laws applicable to such offeree or purchaser. Each prospective investor should consult his, her or its own legal adviser, business adviser, financial adviser or tax adviser for legal, financial, business or tax advice in connection with the purchase of the Nil Paid Rights, the Fully Paid Rights or the New Ordinary Shares.
