Strategic report

We are a leading international

cross-border bank
Standard Chartered is a bank like no other. Our unique footprint,
diverse experience, capabilities and culture set us apart. They
enable us to capitalise on opportunities for our business, our
customers, and the communities we serve.
Guided by our Purpose – to drive commerce and prosperity through
our unique diversity – we connect more than 59 of the world’s most
dynamic markets, backing the people and businesses who are the
engines of global growth.
Together, we are developing new economies that can deliver
sustained prosperity in the decades ahead. As our brand promise
makes clear, we are here for good.

Financial KPIs1 Non-financial KPIs 2

Return on tangible equity Common Equity Tier 1 ratio Diversity and inclusion:

8.0% 14.0%
women in senior roles4

Underlying basis
120bps 19bps
At the top of 13-14% target range
32.1% 1.4ppt
Sustainability Aspirations
Total shareholder return met or on track

6.8%
Statutory basis
200bps 41% 43ppt 85.7% 2.8ppt

Other financial measures 1, 3

Operating income Profit before tax Earnings per share

$16,255m
Underlying basis
15% $4,762 m
Underlying basis
15% 101.1 cents
Underlying basis
15.3 cents

$16,318m
Statutory basis
16% $4,286 m
Statutory basis
30% 85.9cents
Statutory basis
24.6 cents

Stakeholders
Throughout this report, we use these icons to represent the different stakeholder groups for whom we create value.

Clients Regulators and Investors Suppliers Society Employees

governments

1 Reconciliations from underlying to statutory and definitions of alternative performance measures can be found on pages 126 to 130
2 For more information on our culture of inclusion see page 64, and for more on our Sustainability Aspirations see page 64
3 Year-on-Year growth on Operating Income and Profit before tax is on constant currency basis
4 Senior leadership is defined as Managing Directors and Band 4 roles (including Management Team)