Director/PDMR Shareholding

Standard Chartered PLC
07 March 2006


NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required
by DR 3.1.4R(1).


1. Name of the issuer

Standard Chartered PLC


2. State whether the notification relates to:

(i) a transaction notified in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or

(ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (as
extended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985; or

(iii) both (i) and (ii)

This notification relates to a transaction notified in accordance with both DR
3.1.4R(1)(a) and DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b)



3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

Mervyn Davies, Mike DeNoma, Richard Meddings, Kai Nargolwala, Peter Sands,
Gareth Bullock, Tim Miller, Jaspal Bindra and David Edwards



4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person
discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the
connected person

Technical interest of those named in 3. above



5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person
referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

This notification is made in respect of a technical interest of the directors
and persons discharging managerial responsibilities referred to in 3. above.



6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or
financial instruments relating to shares

Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each fully paid



7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of
shares held by each of them

Bedell Cristin Trustees Limited



8 State the nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares for the Standard Chartered 2004 Employee Benefit Trust (the '
Trust') to be used in 2007 to satisfy awards made under the Standard Chartered
2004 Deferred Bonus Plan which include the following awards to those named in 3.
above

Mervyn Davies           34,884
Mike DeNoma             17,442
Richard Meddings        16,897
Kai Nargolwala          17,442
Peter Sands             22,893
Gareth Bullock          13,627
Tim Miller              12,537
Jaspal Bindra            4,625
David Edwards            4,369



9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
acquired

301,952



10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should
not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

0.011%



11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
disposed

N/A



12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should
not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A



13. Price per share or value of transaction

1513.58p



14. Date and place of transaction

6 March 2006



15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following
notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)

311,575 (0.024%)



16. Date issuer informed of transaction

7 March 2006



If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes



17. Date of grant

N/A



18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised

N/A



19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A



20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

N/A



21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at the time of exercise

N/A



22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
notification

N/A



23. Any additional information

NONE



24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Sarah Williams 020 7280 6123



Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making
notification

Terry Skippen, Assistant Group Secretary



Date of notification

7 March 2006


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