Standard Chartered gathers Liverpool FC fans for a special match-viewing event

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1 Press Release Standard Chartered gathers Liverpool FC fans for a special match-viewing event Ebene, 14 September Standard Chartered organised its second football match-viewing party at Flying Dodo for its clients on Saturday 12 September The event covered the live broadcast of the Premier League game between two of the fiercest English rivals, Manchester United and Liverpool FC, played at Old Trafford. The objective of this gathering was for Standard Chartered to strengthen the relationship with its clients by promoting the sporting spirit, while celebrating its sponsorship with Liverpool Football Club. Standard Chartered has been the proud sponsor of the Liverpool Football Club since July The partnership, which was renewed for an additional three years in early 2015, allows the Bank access to LFC players, past and present, to create and host unique experiences for its customers and clients around the world. According to Julian Kent, Head, Corporate and Institutional Clients of Standard Chartered Mauritius: Liverpool Football Club has a similar heritage to us with over 100 years of history, strong values and a determination to give back to the local community which has enabled us to partner on a number of community initiatives. Being the Club s main sponsor means we support the team in all its matches. In Mauritius, this is no different. We know that Mauritians are passionate about football, especially when it comes to supporting their English Premier League teams. We rely on this type of initiative to bring together our clients, fans of football and enjoy a good time over the match. In Mauritius, Standard Chartered officially launched a Football Academy in September 2014 for the underprivileged youngsters of the northern region of the country. Since July 2014, the Academy has recruited 20 young people aged 15 to 17 to be trained by a professional coach and ex-national football player. Through various initiatives, Standard Chartered promotes football and its values. It is the Bank s engagement and commitment to the socio-economic development of Mauritius, as reflected in its brand promise Here for Good. Though Manchester United won over Liverpool FC by a score of 3-1 the fans really enjoyed the atmosphere that reigned at the Flying Dodo pub in Bagatelle. In addition, clients had the opportunity to participate in several activities to win exclusive

2 Liverpool FC gifts and goodies, amongst which was a Liverpool FC jersey and cap signed by the legendary player John Barnes ENDS Standard Chartered We are a leading international banking group, with more than 90,000 employees and a 150-year history in some of the world s most dynamic markets. We bank the people and companies driving investment, trade and the creation of wealth across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, where we earn around 90 per cent of our income and profits. Our heritage and values are expressed in our brand promise, Here for good. In Africa, Standard Chartered has more than 8,000 staff and a history of more than 150 years. Currently the Bank covers 38 markets on the continent 16 on a local presence basis, and an additional 22 on a transaction basis supporting its clients. Given its unique footprint, Standard Chartered is ideally positioned to facilitate and support valuable trade and investment corridors intra- Africa, and between Africa and the rest of the world. Findings from an independent study confirm that Standard Chartered supports just under 2 million jobs in Sub Saharan Africa, and contributes more than USD10.7billion or 1.2% of the region s GDP. In leading markets such as Kenya, Ghana and Zambia, the Bank s operations provide work for just under 3% of the local workforce. Standard Chartered s commitment to innovative partnerships such as Power Africa enables the Bank to live its brand promise to be Here for good, and facilitate the delivery of electricity to more than 20 million people and companies over 5 years. In Mauritius, Standard Chartered Mauritius was established in 2002 and is a 100% subsidiary of Standard Chartered PLC. It is one of the largest banks in the country in terms of assets and profits. Standard Chartered Mauritius is able to leverage on the extensive Standard Chartered group network in Asia, Africa and Middle East, giving clients unrivalled access to key emerging markets across our footprint. For more information please visit Hear from Standard Chartered s experts and comment on our blog at ourviews.sc.com. Follow Standard Chartered on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook For further information, please contact: Dalinee Soondrum Head of Corporate Affairs Standard Chartered Bank Dalinee.Soondrum@sc.com Mobile:

3 From left to right : Prochi Sookun Principal, Head of Sales of Standard Chartered with Santie and Andre Meiring, managers of the Standard Chartered Football Academy, Menon Ramasawmy, manager Mauritius and Indian Ocean Islands and Christna Appadoo airport manager, both of at South African Airways.

4 Youvraj Madhub, Principal Head of Corporates Sales of Standard Chartered with guests from Apex.

5 Julian Kent, Head of Corporate and Institutional Clients of Standard Chartered with Helene Ah Pong the UK Trade & Investment Officer of the British High Commission Julian Kent, Head Corporate and Institutional Clients Standard Chartered welcoming the guests

6 Staff of Apex Fund Services, watching the match with much attention The MC engaging the guests during the quizz and pronostic game.

7 A Liverpool fan supporting his team during the match Liverpool diehard fans responding to the quizz

8 Julian Kent Head Corporate and Institutional Clients Standard Chartered congratulating Shameel Ramjaun of Abax for winning the star prize, a Liverpool Jersey signed by legendary player John Barnes Staff of Globefin Management Services Ltd, all fans of Liverpool FC.

9 Yasseen Jaffar Associate Principal, Corporate and Institutional Clients of Standard Chartered with Elodie Moutou, Commercial Controller and Joycy Jeanneton manager both from Omnia Group International.

10 Shameel Ramjaun, Business Development Manager at Abax with Bingumal Thewarathanthri Head, Transaction Banking of Standard Chartered Mauritius Yannick Martin, Team Leader Treasurer of Capstone Corporation Ltd, with Kiatfen Limahlan Principal-Financial Markets, Yasseen Jaffar Associate Principal, Corporate and Institutional Clients,

11 Julian Kent Head Corporate and Institutional Clients Standard Chartered and Abhijit Jagtap, Principal & Head, Client Relationship, all of Standard Chartered Mauritius.