UK Serious Fraud Office out with a statement 20 June
– SFO charging the bank with conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation and unlawful assistance
– former senior executives Varley, Jenkins, Kalaris,and Boath will also appear in court on 3 July
The charges have been widely touted lately and relate to investigations into undisclosed payments to Qatari investors during £12bln emergency fund-raising in 2008 which included a $3bln loan facility to the Gulf state.