Director Shareholding

Standard Chartered PLC
03 March 2005


                                           SCHEDULE 11

                  NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)      Name of company:

         STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

2)      Name of director:

        VALERIE FRANCES GOODING

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):

        VALERIE FRANCES GOODING

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:

        PURCHASE OF SHARES

7)      Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

        2,049

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 USD0.50 EACH FULLY PAID

12)     Price per share:

        1000  @ 957.92p
        1,049 @ 957p

13)     Date of transaction:

        2 MARCH 2005

14)     Date company informed:

        2 MARCH 2005

15)     Total holding following this notification:
        2,049

16)     Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

        0.00016%

        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:

         NONE

24)     Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

        BRIDGET CREEGAN   020 7280 6119

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

        JULIE BAMFORD

        Date of Notification:           ..........................   3 MARCH 2005
                                       



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