Director Shareholding

Standard Chartered PLC
19 March 2004


                                              SCHEDULE 11

                     NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)      Name of company:
         Standard Chartered PLC

2)      Name of director:
        Mr B K Sanderson, Mr E M Davies, Mr M B DeNoma, Mr C A Keljik,

        Mr R H Meddings, Mr K S Nargolwala and Mr P A Sands

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:
        Technical Interest of the directors 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):
        The Royal Bank of Scotland Trust Company (Jersey) A/C Standard Chartered 1995 ESOP Trust

5)      Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named
        in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
        None

6)      Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether
        general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
        Purchase of shares for the Standard Chartered 1995 Employees' Share Ownership Plan Trust
        (the 'Trust') to be used to satisfy future exercises under the Standard Chartered Executive
        Share Option Schemes, the Standard Chartered 1997 Restricted Share Option Scheme and the
        Standard Chartered 2001 Performance Share Plan.

7)      Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
        2,009,775



8)      Percentage of issued class:
        0.1711%

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

10)     Percentage of issued class:
         N/A

11)     Class of security:
         Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

12)     Price per share:
        931.0345p

13)     Date of transaction:
        18 March 2004

14)     Date company informed:
        18 March 2004

15)     Total holding following this notification:
        16,051,167

16)     Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
        1. 3662%


        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:
         The Trust is discretionary and for the benefit of such employees (including the executive
        directors of Standard Chartered PLC) and their families as the trustee (named in 4) above)
        may, at its discretion determine.

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:
        Terry Skippen

        Date of Notification:              19 March                   2004





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