Directorate Change

Standard Chartered PLC
08 March 2004



DIRECTORATE CHANGES



The Board of Directors of Standard Chartered PLC announced today that:



Lord Stewartby who is Deputy Chairman, the Senior Independent Director and
Chairman of Audit & Risk Committee, will retire from the Board after 14 years of
distinguished service, at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting on 11 May
2004.



Bryan Sanderson, Chairman of Standard Chartered PLC, said: 'Ian has over many
years made a significant contribution to the Group, for which we are very
grateful'.



Hugh Norton will assume the role of the Senior Independent Director and Rudy
Markham will be appointed Chairman of Audit & Risk Committee with effect from 11
May 2004.



Mr Jamie Dundas has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Standard
Chartered PLC with effect from 15 March 2004.



Mr Dundas was formerly Chief Executive of the UK property company MEPC. Prior to
that Mr Dundas was Finance Director for the Airport Authority Hong Kong. He
began his career as an investment banker with Morgan Grenfell, where he became
Deputy Head of Banking. Mr Dundas is currently a Non-Executive Director at J
Sainsbury plc and Chairman of Macmillan Cancer Relief, the UK's largest cancer
care charity. Mr Dundas read law at Oxford University and subsequently qualified
as a barrister.  He is married with three children and lives in the UK.



'I am extremely pleased that Jamie will be joining the Board.  Jamie has an
outstanding record in a number of areas that are highly relevant to Standard
Chartered, including high level experience in Hong Kong, our largest market, and
a strong background in banking', said Mr Sanderson.





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Standard Chartered - leading the way in Asia, Africa and the Middle East



Standard Chartered employs 30,000 people in over 500 locations in more than 50
countries in the Asia Pacific Region, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the
United Kingdom and the Americas. It is one of the world's most international
banks, with a management team comprising 70 nationalities.



Standard Chartered is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and the Stock
Exchange of Hong Kong and is in the top 25 FTSE-100 companies, by market
capitalisation.



It serves both Consumer and Wholesale Banking customers. Consumer Banking
provides credit cards, personal loans, mortgages, deposit taking and wealth
management services to individuals and small to medium sized enterprises.
Wholesale Banking provides corporate and institutional clients with services in
trade finance, cash management, lending, securities services, foreign exchange,
debt capital markets and corporate finance.



Standard Chartered is well-established in growth markets and aims to be the
right partner for its customers. The Bank combines deep local knowledge with
global capability.



The Bank is trusted across its network for its standard of governance and its
commitment to making a difference in the communities in which it operates.



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