Directorate Change

Standard Chartered PLC
05 July 2006

5 July 2006

                  Standard Chartered PLC appoints Lord Turner
                     as independent non-executive director


The Board of Directors of Standard Chartered PLC is pleased to announce today
that Lord Turner of Ecchinswell has been appointed as an independent
non-executive director of Standard Chartered PLC with effect from 1 August 2006.

Adair Turner, 50, is a non-executive director of United Business Media plc and
Siemens Holdings plc.  He was Chairman of the Independent Pensions Commission
until April 2006 and from 1995 to 1999 was Director General of the Confederation
of British Industry.

Adair was educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He is married with
two children and lives in the UK.

'I am very pleased to welcome Adair as a valuable addition to our already strong
and diverse Board.  Adair's broad range of experience and record of independent
thinking will enable him to make a significant contribution,' said Bryan
Sanderson, Chairman of Standard Chartered PLC.


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

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

Standard Chartered has a history of over 150 years in banking and is in many of
the world's fastest-growing markets. It has an extensive global network of over
1,200 branches (including subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures) in 56
countries in the Asia Pacific Region, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the
United Kingdom and the Americas. As one of the world's most international banks,
Standard Chartered employs almost 44,000 people, representing 89 nationalities,
worldwide.

Standard Chartered's strengths lie in its breadth, diversity and balance and the
Bank is trusted across its network for its standard of governance and corporate
responsibility. The Bank is committed to all its stakeholders by living its
values in its approach to managing its people, exceeding expectations of its
customers, making a difference in communities and working with its regulators.

Standard Chartered uniquely derives 95 per cent of profits from Asia, Africa and
the Middle East. Serving both Consumer and Wholesale Banking customers, the Bank
combines deep local knowledge with global capability to offer a wide range of
innovative products and services as well as award-winning solutions.

Some of the major awards won in 2005 by the Bank include:

1.  IFR Asia's Domestic Bond House of the Year

2.  Finance Asia's Best Local Currency Bond House & Best Securitisation House

3.  Asia Risk's Interest Rates Derivatives House of the Year

4.  Trade Finance's Best Trade Finance Bank in Sub Saharan Africa

5.  Global Custodian's Best Agent Bank in Asia

6.  The Asset's Best Cash Management Bank for South Asia

7.  Retail Banker International's Best Retail Bank in Asia Pacific.

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