Blocklisting Interim Review

Standard Chartered PLC
19 October 2007

                        BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

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Date: 19 October 2007

Name of applicant:                                         Standard Chartered PLC

Name of scheme:                                            1)         Savings Related Share Option Scheme
                                                           2)         Executive Share Option Scheme
                                                           3)         Restricted Share Scheme
                                                           4)         International Sharesave Scheme
                                                           5)         Performance Share Plan

Period of return:                           From:          1 January 2007         To:        30 September 2007

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from      1)         269,349                      2)     3,401,516
previous return:                                           3)         1,089,191                    4)     272,534
                                                           5)         Nil

Plus:  The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been    1)         5,187,497                    2)     10,000,000
increased since the date of the last return (if any        3)         2,250,000                    4)     9,294,206
increase has been applied for):                            5)         1,000,000
                                                           
Less:  Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme   1)         5,105,951                    2)     7,709,618
(s) during period (see LR3.5.7G):                          3)         2,580,363                    4)     9,109,953
                                                           5)         516,243

Equals:  Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted   1)         350,895                       2)    5,691,898
at end of period:                                          3)         758,828                       4)    456,787
                                                           5)         483,757

Name of contact:                                           Cynthia McGibbon

Telephone number of contact:                               0207 280 7483





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