Director Shareholding

Standard Chartered PLC
23 February 2005


                                              SCHEDULE 11

                      NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)      Name of company:
         STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

2)      Name of director:
        EVAN MERVYN DAVIES

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):
        BEDELL CRISTIN TRUSTEES LIMITED

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:
        SALE OF SHARES TO COVER THE TAX LIABILITY ARISING FROM THE VESTING OF SHARES UNDER THE
        STANDARD CHARTERED 2004 DEFERRED BONUS PLAN

7)      Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
        N/A

8)      Percentage of issued class:
         N/A

9)      Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
         15,247

10)     Percentage of issued class:
        0.00118%

11)     Class of security:
         ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50 EACH FULLY PAID

12)     Price per share:
        979p

13)     Date of transaction:
        23 FEBRUARY 2005

14)     Date company informed:
        23 FEBRUARY 2005

15)     Total holding following this notification:
         109,291

16)     Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
         0.00843%

        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:              ..........................   23 FEBRUARY 2005
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