New Issue-Standard Chartered sells $1.5 bln in 5.5-yr notes

May 13 (Reuters) - British banking company Standard
Chartered Plc (STAN.L) STAC.L STAP.L on Wednesday sold $1.5
billion of 5.5-year non-guaranteed notes in the 144a private
placement market, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.

Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Standard
Chartered Bank were the joint bookrunning managers for the
sale.
BORROWER: STANDARD CHARTERED PLC
AMT $1.5 BLN COUPON 5.50 PCT MATURITY 11/18/2014
TYPE NOTES ISS PRICE 99.612 FIRST PAY 11/18/2009
MOODY'S A3 YIELD N/A SETTLEMENT 5/18/2009
S&P SINGLE-A SPREAD 362.5 BPS/ PAY FREQ SEMI-ANNUAL
FITCH A-PLUS MORE THAN TREAS NON-CALLABLE