"The company is currently clarifying local legal and regulatory requirements in order to determine whether to extend the rights issue to holders of Indian Depository Receipts (IDRs) and will make a further announcement, as appropriate," Standard Chartered said in a statement.
The bank had issued IDR in 2010.
The announcement, however, does not constitute an offer or invitation for any investment or subscription for IDRs in India, it added.
As per the statement, the group continues to critically assess the quality of the loan book and has taken a loan impairment charge of USD 1.2 billion in the third quarter, broadly in line with the second quarter, which reflects continued adverse trends in particular in India and commodities, offset by further improvement in retail clients.
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The group's cover ratio has improved to 58 per cent of gross non-performing loans, from 54 per cent at the end of June, and including collateral, increased to 72 per cent from 70 per cent, it said.
It added, it was refocusing on "affluent retail clients" rather than corporate and institutional banking businesses and would exit or restructure USD 100 billion of assets.