Press Releases - Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited

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04 Nov 2008	Standard Chartered China Signs Sichuan Earthquake Reconstruction Project Agreement with the Mianzhu Municipal Government
13 Oct 2008	Standard Chartered China Opens Branch in Nanchang
09 Oct 2008	Standard Chartered Bank Accelerates Private Banking Business Expansion in China
26 Sep 2008	Standard Chartered and CCCC Inks Strategic Co-operation Agreement
03 Sep 2008	Standard Chartered China Celebrates One Year of "Easi-travel" Services
05 Aug 2008	STANDARD CHARTERED PRE-TAX PROFITS RISE 31% AND INCOME 33% IN FIRST HALF
31 Jul 2008	Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited Receives Approval to Establish Dalian Branch
29 Jul 2008	Standard Chartered China Appoints New Chairman
28 Jul 2008	Standard Chartered Bank Awards "The Best Trade Finance Bank in China"
24 Jul 2008	Standard Chartered China Launches its First Yuan-Backed Debit Card
14 Jul 2008	The Standard Chartered Private Bank named Global Best Private Bank
09 Jul 2008	Standard Chartered Tower makes its debut in Shanghai
08 Jul 2008	Standard Chartered China Debit Card System approved
06 Jun 2008	Standard Chartered China is Named as the "Best Foreign Retail Bank in China"
02 Jun 2008	The Standard Chartered Private Bank in China Launched "Fast-tracked Club"
20 May 2008	Relief Efforts to Sichuan Earthquake Areas
16 May 2008	Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited was Named the Best Foreign Retail Bank in china by the Asian Banker
12 May 2008	Standard Chartered Bank launches Limited launches Africa-Asia trade desk
29 Apr 2008	Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited launches "Banking associate programme" with FuDan University
22 Apr 2008	Standard Chartered Bank launches "Blue and Green" Campaign in China
16 Apr 2008	Standard Chartered Bank launches "Business Installment Law" in Chongqing
04 Apr 2008	Standard Chartered Bank and Suzhou Government lnks Agreement to Promote Cross-Border Investment
27 Mar 2008	Standard Chartered Bank Celebrates the Opening of its Hangzhou Branch
06 Mar 2008	Standard Chartered Joins Hands with Allianz to Launch Bancassurance Pension Product
26 Feb 2008	Standard Chartered Plc Produced Another Year of Record Results
29 Jan 2008	Standard Chartered and China Eximbank Sign Global Co-operation Agreement
18 Jan 2008	Standard Chartered and China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation Sign Loan and Co-operation Agreements

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21 Dec 2007	Esquel and Standard Chartered Jointly Launch Microfinance Program
24 Nov 2007	Standard Chartered Bank Announces Winners of "A Lengend of the Future-China's Leading Enterprises of Tomorrow" Award 2007
20 Nov 2007	Standard Chartered Opens Regional Call Center
7 Nov 2007	Standard Chartered Launches Global Supply Chain Guide
23 Oct 2007	Standard Chartered's Greatest Race on Earth 2007/08 Kicks Off in Nairobi
18 Oct 2007	The Greatest Race On Earth 2007/08 Marathon Relay Series
20 Sep 2007	Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited Receives Approval to Establish Hangzhou Branch
13 Sep 2007	Standard Chartered Bank Launches Private Bank in Shanghai
23 Aug 2007	Standard Chartered Bank Celebrates The Opening of Its Chongqing Branch
13 Aug 2007	Standard Chartered Bank(China) Launches BANCASSURANCE Business
7 Aug 2007	STANDARD CHARTERED PLC RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2007
19 Jul 2007	Standard Chartered Bank Opens Shared Services Centre in China and A New Sub-branch in Tianjin
12 Jul 2007	Standard Chartered Bank(China) Limited Expands Further - 5 New Sub-branches Opened
2 Jul 2007	Standard Chartered Bank(China) Limited Launches Unsecured Personal Loan Product- "XianDaiPai"
25 Jun 2007	Standard Chartered (China) Limited Private Banking Launch - Beijing
1 Jun 2007	Standard Chartered

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14 Dec 2006	Standard Chartered Branches in Serveral Cities Provides RMB Fixed Deposit Services to Local Residents
14 Dec 2006	Standard Chartered Bank launches the First QDII Investment Product - [Ju Tong Tian Xia] - UBS Global Allocation Index Linked Investment
12 Dec 2006	Standard Chartered Bank receives confirmation to provide RMB fixed deposit services to Chinese nationals
11 Dec 2006	Standard Chartered Opens itS Qingdao Branch - offering both Wholesale Bank and Consumer Bank services
8 Dec 2006	Standard Chartered takes home an unprecedented haul at The Banker Awards
7 Dec 2006	Standard Chartered Bank Lays Foundation for Future Business Growth with New Shared Service Centre in Tianjin
6 Dec 2006	Standard Chartered Bank Launches "China-Africa Trade Corridor"
1 Dec 2006	Standard Chartered Bank Sponsors Chi Heng Foundation to Participate in Hong Kong Marathon
21 Nov 2006	Standard Chartered Bank Signed Strategic Co-operation Agreement with China Huadian Corporation
16 Nov 2006	Standard Chartered Bank has Submitted both the applications to establish a locally incorporated subsidiary bank in China and for Retail RMB Business License today
8 Nov 2006	Standard Chartered Bank Announces Winners of "A Legend of the Future - China's Leading Enterprises of Tomorrow" Award
3 Nov 2006	Standard Chartered To Expand in Taiwan: Successful Offer for Hsinchu a Platform for Growth
31 Oct 2006	Standard Chartered Recommended Tender Offer for Hsinchu Closed: Over 95 Per Cent Acceptances Achieved
30 Oct 2006	Standard Chartered Group's CEO and Board Visit Beijing to Reinforce the Bank's Strong Commitment to China
27 Oct 2006	Standard Chartered Bank Received Approval for QDII Quota of USD 500 Million
22 Oct 2006	Standard Chartered Achieves Over 51 Per Cent Acceptance From Hsinchu Shareholders
22 Sept 2006	Standard Chartered Launches "For a Better Tomorrow ~ Standard Chartered Bank Foundation for Educational Development"
14 Sept 2006	Standard Chartered Launches RMB Structured Deposit for Corporate Customers
8 Sept 2006	Standard Chartered Launches its Zhong Guan Cun Sub-branch as well as Excel Banking Forex Championship
7 Sept 2006	Standard Chartered Bank Authorized to Provide QDII Services
6 Sept 2006	Standard Chartered Bank Signed RMB120 Million Agreement with Nokia
25 Aug 2006	20 Countries to Compete in the First-ever Nations Challenge at the 2006 Standard Chartered Ironman Korea
21 Aug 2006	Standard Chartered Launches its Xintiandi Sub-branch and announce the debut of Excel Banking
16 Aug 2006	Standard Chartered Completes the First Transaction in RMB Non Deliverable Interest Rate Swap
15 Aug 2006	The results of the first round of selection for "China's Leading Enterprises of Tomorrow Award" announced
13 Jul 2006	Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited Invests in Greentown China
06 Jul 2006	Standard Chartered Bank Purchases More Office Space in Shanghai
21 Jun 2006	Standard Chartered Launches New Consumer Banking Business in Tianjin, Standard Chartered Relocates to Expand Business in Tianjin
09 Jun 2006	Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited Invests in Shimao Property Holdings
30 May 2006	Standard Chartered introduces Multi-currency Processing to credit card merchants in mainland China
16 May 2006	Standard Chartered Bank Launches "A Legend of the Future - China's Leading Enterprises of Tomorrow" Award
12 May 2006	Standard Chartered Completes Landmark Chinese Film Financing Deal
24 Apr 2006	Standard Chartered Advance Cash Solutions with Korean Enterprises
10 Apr 2006	Further Network expansion for Standard Chartered Bank - Qingdao Representative Office now upgraded to a Branch, and RMB business can now be conducted by its Tianjin & Zhuhai Branches
29 Mar 2006	Standard Chartered Bank Launches "Priority Banking UK Excursion"
20 Feb 2006	Standard Chartered Chairman presides at official opening of China Bohai Bank Headquarters in Tianjin
17 Feb 2006	Standard Chartered Bank is Opening a new Sub-branch at the Lufthansa Centre
25 Jan 2006	Standard Chartered Bank Branded Building will locate in Pudong Shanghai
20 Jan 2006	Standard Chartered Bank Launches "Electronic Travellers Cheque - Easigo" in China
05 Jan 2006	Standard Chartered Launches its Shenzhen Futian Central Sub-branch

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Dec 30, 2005	Standard Chartered Approval to Be RMB Market Maker
Dec 21, 2005	Standard Chartered Bank Tianjin Branch - Received RMB License for Corporates
Dec 15, 2005	China Construction Bank (CCB) Completes First Ever Residential Mortgage Backed Securitisation (RMBS) Transaction in China: Standard Chartered Acts as Financial Advisor
Dec 14, 2005	Standard Chartered Bank Launches Its Shanghai Hong Qiao Sub-branch
Dec 08, 2005	Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited Invests in Dongfeng Motor Group
Dec 08, 2005	Standard Chartered Bank Chengdu Branch License Approved to Conduct Full Foreign Currency Business
Nov 30, 2005	"Living with HIV" Standard Chartered Bank sponsors Shanghai "Home of Care"
Nov 24, 2005	Standard Chartered PLC appoints Norman Chan as Vice-Chairman, Asia
Nov 14, 2005	Standard Chartered Bank Zhuhai Branch - Received RMB License for Corporates
Nov 09, 2005	Standard Chartered Suzhou Branch Approved to Conduct Full Foreign Currency Business
Nov 03, 2005	Chairman of Standard Chartered visited Shanghai - Emphasizing the Bank's long-term commitment to China
Oct 25, 2005	Standard Chartered Received Approval to Open Three More Sub-branches in China
Oct 24, 2005	The Greatest Race on Earth has Started!
Oct 21, 2005	Standard Chartered Wins Interest Rate Derivatives House of the Year in 2005 Asia Risk Awards
Oct 12, 2005	TCL and Standard Chartered Bank Announce the Cooperation on Domestic Foreign Exchange Liquidity Management Project in China
Sep 27, 2005	Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited Invests in Beifa Group
Sep 6, 2005	Standard Chartered signs agreement on the formation of China Bohai Bank
Aug 22, 2005	Standard Chartered Grows its Foreign Exchange Capabilities in China with CFETS Membership
Aug 5, 2005	Standard Chartered Guangzhou Branch Approved to conduct full foreign currency business with both corporates and individuals
Jul 20, 2005	Standard Chartered Bank & Ericsson Commence Third Party Bank Reporting and Payment Operations
May 25 ,2005	Standard Chartered Launches Consumer Banking Business in Beijing
Apr 12, 2005	Standard Chartered Bank Receives Approval to Establish Suzhou Branch
Mar 30, 2005	New CEO for Standard Chartered Bank in China
Mar 17, 2005	Standard Chartered Bank Receives Approval to Upgrade Chengdu Representative Office
Jan 4, 2005	Bank contributes US$5 million to relief for unprecedented disaster
Jan 10, 2005	Standard Chartered Xiamen Branch Approved to Conduct RMB Business with Corporate Customers

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Dec 23 , 2004	Standard Chartered Beijing Branch Approved to Conduct RMB Business with Corporate Customers
Nov 10 , 2004	Standard Chartered Bank Receives Approval to Upgrade Guangzhou Representative Office
Oct 10 , 2004	Standard Chartered "Seeing is Believing" Fundraising Campaign Raises RMB3.4 Million to ORBIS ?
Sep 28 , 2004	Standard Chartered Nanjing Branch Approved to Conduct RMB Business with Corporate Customers ?
May 21, 2004	Standard Chartered Granted QFII Investment Quota ?
May 11, 2004	Standard Chartered China Results for 2003 ?
Apr 22, 2004	Standard Chartered Launches RMB Business with Chinese Corporates: TCL Group Opens the First RMB Account with Shenzhen Branch ?
Apr 8, 2004	Standard Chartered Bank Cooperates with Sinosure - New Union between Bank and Insurer
Apr 7, 2004	Standard Chartered Shanghai Branch Approved to Conduct RMB Business with Chinese Corporates
Mar 17, 2004	Standard Chartered Granted RMB License for Business with Chinese Corporates ?
Mar 11, 2004	Standard Chartered International Credit Bureau Conference -- Playing a key role in consumer credit information reporting

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Jun 9, 2003	Standard Chartered Bank Announces New CEO in China
Mar 14, 2003	Standard Chartered Obtains QFII Custodian Bank Licence ?
Jan 14, 2003	Standard Chartered Granted QFII Custodian Bank Approval by the People's Bank of China

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Nov 08, 2002	STANDARD CHARTERED LAUNCHES ITS FIRST PERSONAL FINANCIAL CENTER FOR SOUTH CHINA IN SHENZHEN
Jul 05, 2002	STANDARD CHARTERED LAUNCHES FIRST RETAIL BRANCH IN SHANGHAI

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June 27, 2001

STANDARD CHARTERED ANNOUNCES NEW CEO FOR CHINA