Prospectus dated 17 June 2020 Standard Chartered PLC (Incorporated as a public limited company in England and Wales with registered number 966425) Standard Chartered Bank (Incorporated with limited liability in England by Royal Charter with reference number ZC18) U.S. $77,500,000,000 Debt Issuance Programme Under the Debt Issuance Programme described in this Prospectus (as defined below) (the "Programme") (which supersedes and replaces the Prospectus dated 18 June 2019 and each supplement thereto), Standard Chartered PLC ("SCPLC") and Standard Chartered Bank ("SCB") (each of SCPLC and SCB in such capacity an "Issuer" and together, the "Issuers"), subject to compliance with all relevant laws, regulations and directives, may each from time to time issue debt securities (the "Notes"). The Notes may rank as senior obligations of the relevant Issuer ("Senior Notes") or subordinated obligations of the relevant Issuer ("Dated Subordinated Notes"). The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding will not at any time exceed U.S.$77,500,000,000 (or the equivalent in other currencies and subject to increase as provided herein). This Prospectus has been approved as a base prospectus by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") as competent authority under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the "Prospectus Regulation"). The FCA only approves this Prospectus as meeting the standards of completeness, comprehensibility and consistency imposed by the Prospectus Regulation. Such approval should not be considered as an endorsement of the Issuers or of the quality of the Notes that are the subject of this Prospectus. Investors should make their own assessment as to the suitability of investing in the Notes. The FCA has neither approved nor reviewed any information contained in this base prospectus in connection with PR Exempt Notes (as defined below). Application has been made to the FCA under Part VI (Official Listing) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("FSMA") for Notes issued by SCPLC or SCB under the Programme (other than PR Exempt Notes (as defined below)) within 12 months of the date of this Prospectus to be admitted to the official list of the FCA (the "Official List") and to the London Stock Exchange plc (the "London Stock Exchange") for such Notes to be admitted to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (the "Market"). The Market is a regulated market for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (as amended or superseded, "MiFID II"). The relevant Final Terms (as defined below) or Pricing Supplement (as defined below) in respect of the issue of any Notes will specify whether or not such Notes will be listed on the Official List and admitted to trading on the Market (or listed on any other stock exchange). The Notes may be issued in bearer form only ("Bearer Notes"), in registered form only ("Registered Notes"), or in bearer form exchangeable for Registered Notes ("Exchangeable Bearer Notes"). Bearer Notes and Exchangeable Bearer Notes will be offered and sold only outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"). The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act. Registered Notes may be offered and sold (i) in the United States or to U.S. persons in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act ("Rule 144A") only to qualified institutional buyers ("QIBs") as defined in Rule 144A and (ii) outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act ("Regulation S"). Prospective purchasers are hereby notified that the seller of Registered Notes may be relying on the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A. Each Series (as defined in "Overview of the Programme") of Bearer Notes or Exchangeable Bearer Notes will initially be represented on issue by a temporary global note in bearer form (each a "Temporary Global Note") or a permanent global note in bearer form (each a "Permanent Global Note"). Interests in a Temporary Global Note will be exchangeable, in whole or in part, for interests in a Permanent Global Note on or after the Exchange Date, upon certification as to non-U.S. beneficial ownership. Each Series of Registered Notes will initially be represented by a global registered certificate (each a "Global Certificate"), without coupons. Global Notes in respect of Notes offered and sold outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance upon Regulation S (irrespective of their form) may be either (i) in the case of Global Notes which are stated in the applicable Final Terms to be issued in new global note ("NGN") form by SCPLC or SCB the Global Notes will be delivered on or prior to the original issue date of the relevant Tranche (as defined below) to a common safekeeper (the "Common Safekeeper") for Euroclear Bank SA/NV ("Euroclear"), and Clearstream Banking, SA ("Clearstream, Luxembourg") or (ii) in the case of Global Notes which are not stated in the applicable Final Terms to be issued in NGN form by SCPLC or SCB ("Classic Global Notes" or "CGNs") the Global Notes will be deposited on the issue date of the relevant Tranche with a common depositary on behalf of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg (the "Common Depositary") or (iii) in either case, lodged on or before the issue date with a sub-custodian for the Central Moneymarkets Unit Service operated by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (the "CMU Service"). Global Certificates in respect of Registered Notes offered and sold outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance upon Regulation S (irrespective of their form) may be either (i) in the case of Global Certificates which are stated in the applicable Final Terms to be held under the New Safekeeping Structure (the "NSS") the Global Certificates will be delivered on or prior to the original issue date of the relevant Tranche to the Common Safekeeper for Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg or (ii) in the case of Global Certificates which are not stated in the applicable Final Terms to be held under the NSS the Global Certificates will be deposited on the issue date of the relevant Tranche with the Common Depositary or (iii) in either case, lodged on or before the issue date with a sub-custodian for the CMU Service. Global Certificates in respect of Registered Notes offered and sold in the United States or to U.S. persons in reliance upon Rule 144A will initially be deposited with a custodian for, and registered in the name of a nominee of, The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"). Beneficial interests in Global Notes or Global Certificates held in book-entry form through Euroclear, Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service will be shown on, and transfers thereof will be effected only through, records maintained by Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg, or the CMU Service, as the case may be. Beneficial interests in Registered Notes represented by Global Certificates held through DTC will be shown on, and transfers thereof will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC. The provisions governing the exchange of interests in Global Notes for other Global Notes and definitive Notes are described in "Summary of Provisions Relating to the Notes while in Global Form". Certain provisions governing restrictions on transfer of Registered Notes are described in "Transfer Restrictions". In relation to any Tranche (as defined in "Overview of the Programme"), the aggregate nominal amount of the Notes of such Tranche, the interest (if any) payable in respect of the Notes of such Tranche, the issue price and any other terms and conditions not contained herein which are applicable to such Tranche will be set out in a final terms document ("Final Terms") which, with respect to Notes to be listed on the Market, will be delivered to the FCA and the London Stock Exchange on or before the date of issue of the Notes of such Tranche. References in this Prospectus to "PR Exempt Notes" are to Notes for which no prospectus is required to be published pursuant to the Prospectus Regulation. Information contained in this Prospectus regarding PR Exempt Notes shall not be deemed to form part of this Prospectus and the FCA has neither approved nor reviewed information contained in this Prospectus in connection with the offering and sale of PR Exempt Notes. In the case of PR Exempt Notes, notice of the aforesaid information which is applicable to each Tranche will be set out in a pricing supplement document ("Pricing Supplement"). Accordingly, in the case of PR Exempt Notes, each reference in this Prospectus to information being specified or identified in the applicable Final Terms shall be read and construed as a reference to such information being specified or identified in the applicable Pricing Supplement unless the context requires otherwise. As at the date of this Prospectus, i) SCPLC's long term senior debt ratings are A2 by Moody's Investors Service Singapore Pte. Ltd ("Moody's Singapore"), BBB+ by S&P Global Ratings Hong Kong Limited ("S&P") and A by Fitch Ratings Ltd ("Fitch"); and ii) SCB's long term senior debt ratings are A1 by Moody's Singapore, A by S&P and A+ by Fitch. Moody's Singapore is not established in the United Kingdom or the European Union and has not applied for registration under Regulation (EC) No. 1060/2009, as amended (the "CRA Regulation"). Moody's Singapore is affiliated to Moody's Investors Service Ltd (“Moody’s”) which is established in the European Union and is registered under the CRA Regulation.