Director Shareholding

Standard Chartered PLC
13 September 2000

Schedule 11

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 


1) Name of company
   STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

2) Name of director
   DAVID GEORGE MOIR       

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of   
   holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a  
   non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a 
   holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in 
   respect of a non-beneficial interest.
       
   IN RESPECT OF THE DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2) 

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number  
   of shares held by each of them (if notified).
 
   DAVID GEORGE MOIR

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
   director named in 2 above and identify the connected person (s)

   RELATES TO THE DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2) 

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please 
   indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non    
   discretionary   

   EXERCISE BY MR MOIR OF AN OPTION GRANTED UNDER THE STANDARD CHARTERED   
   INTERNATIONAL SHARESAVE  SCHEME 

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
                     1,773

8) Percentage of issued Class
       0.00016%

9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
       N/A

10) Percentage of issued Class
       N/A

11) Class of security
       ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

12) Price per share

       334P

13) Date of transaction

       12 SEPTEMBER 2000

14) Date company informed

       12 SEPTEMBER 2000

15) Total holding following this notification
                            84,639

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification.     
            0.00752%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17)  Date of grant
       N/A

18)  Period during which or date on which exercisable
       N/A

19)  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
       N/A

20)  Description of shares or debentures involved:
     class, number.
       N/A

21)  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
     be fixed at time of exercise
       N/A

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following   
    this notification
       N/A

23) Any additional information
 
24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
       TERRY SKIPPEN
       020 7280 7109

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making 
 this notification

       Date of Notification       13 September, 2000


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Lorraine Young, Assistant Group Secretary