The following text is the text of an announcement released to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 17 July 2025 pursuant to rules 13.43 and 13.66 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities (the "Listing Rules") on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.

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STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

渣打集團有限公司

(Incorporated as a public limited company in England and Wales with limited liability)

(Registered Number: 966425)

(Stock Code: 02888)

Date of Board Committee Meeting and Proposed Record Date

in connection with the Payment of 2025 Interim Dividend

Standard Chartered PLC (the "Company") announces that a meeting of a Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company will be held on Thursday, 31 July 2025 for the purposes of approving the release of the Company's announcement of half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2025 and considering the payment of any interim dividend for the six months ended 30 June 2025.

Subject to the approval and confirmation at the meeting of a Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company to be held on 31 July 2025:

(1)        the 2025 interim dividend will be payable to (a) shareholders on the Principal Register in the United Kingdom at the close of business 10.00pm (London time) on Friday, 8 August 2025; and (b) shareholders on the Hong Kong Branch Register at the opening of business 9.00am (Hong Kong time) on Friday, 8 August 2025; and

(2)        any person who has acquired shares registered on the Hong Kong Branch Register but who has not lodged the share transfer with Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong should do so before 4.30pm (Hong Kong time) on Thursday, 7 August 2025 in order to be entitled for the 2025 interim dividend.

By Order of the Board

Adrian de Souza

Group Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 17 July 2025

Chair:

Maria da Conceicao das Neves Calha Ramos

Executive Directors:

William Thomas Winters, CBE and Diego De Giorgi

Independent Non-Executive Directors:

Shirish Moreshwar Apte; Jacqueline Hunt; Diane Enberg Jurgens; Robin Ann Lawther, CBE;
Lincoln Leong Kwok Kuen; Philip George Rivett (Senior Independent Director); David Tang and
Linda Yi-chuang Yueh, CBE