Standard Chartered PLC
8 August 2008
Standard Chartered PLC (the 'Company')
Notice of general meetings of holders of 8¼% preference shares
and 73/8% preference shares in the Company
Posting of circular and Document Viewing Facility
The Company has today posted a circular and notices of general meeting to holders of its 73/8% non-cumulative irredeemable preference shares (the '73/8% Preference Shares') and its 8¼% non-cumulative irredeemable preference shares (the '8¼% Preference Shares') convening a general meeting of each class of preference shareholder to be held on Tuesday 26th August 2008 at 9.00 a.m. (in the case of the 73/8% Preference Shares) and 9.15 a.m. or, if later, as soon as the meeting of the holders of the 73/8% Preference Shares shall have been concluded or adjourned (in the case of the 8¼% Preference Shares).
In accordance with Sections 9.6.1R and 9.6.3(1)R of the Listing Rules, two copies of the circular and the notices have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
Tel: +44 (0)20 7066 1000
For further information, please contact:
Piotr Zajac
Head of Investor Relations
1 Basinghall Avenue
London, EC2V 5DD
020 7885 6454
Arijit De
Head of Media Relations
1 Basinghall Avenue
London, EC2V 5DD
020 7885 7163