Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Standard Chartered PLC
18 August 2000



1) NAME OF COMPANY                      2) NAME OF DIRECTOR
   STANDARD CHARTERED PLC                  CHRISTOPHER CASTLEMAN
                                  
3) Please state whether notification    4) Name of the registered holder(s)  
   and,indicates that it is in respect of  if more than one holder, the number
holding of the Director named in 2         of shares held by each of them (if
above or holding of that person's          notified).
spouse or children under the age of  
18 or in respect of a non-              CHRISTOPHER CASTLEMAN
beneficial interest.

IN RESPECT OF THE DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2)

5)Please state whether            6) Please state the nature of the
  notification relates to a person/  transaction and the nature and     
person(s) connected with the         extent of the director's interest in the
Director named in 2 above and        transaction.
identify the connected person (s)    
                                           EXERCISE BY MR CASTLEMAN OF AWARDS
RELATES TO THE DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2)        MADE UNDER THE STANDARD CHARTERED
                                           RESTRICTED SHARE SCHEME
                                  
7) Number of             8) % of     9) Number of           10) % of
shares/amount of         issued         shares/amount of       issued
stock acquired           Class          stock disposed         Class
          
33050                    0.003%               N/A              N/A
                                                              
                                                            
11)Class of            12) Price     13)Date of        14) Date company
security                 per share      transaction        informed
ORDINARY SHARES                                       
OF 25P EACH                 985p        18 AUGUST 2000     18 AUGUST 2000 
                                                                              
             
15) Total holding following this    16) Total percentage holding of issued
    notification                        class following this notification.
                  69,590                0.0064%

 IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE
                              FOLLOWING BOXES
                                     
17) Date of grant                   18) Period during which or date on
          N/A                           which exercisable
                                                          N/A
19) Total amount paid (if any) for  20) Description of shares or
    grant of the option                 debentures involved:
                  N/A                      class, number.
                                                              N/A
21)     Exercise price (if fixed at     22)  Total number of shares or
time of grant) or indication that       debentures over which options held
price is to be fixed at time of         following this notification
exercise                                                    N/A
                  N/A

                                     
23)     Any additional information      24)     Name of contact and telephone
                                        number for queries
                                          DEBORAH HARVEY - 020 7280 7024
25)     Name and signature of           
authorised company official          
responsible for making this          ........................................
notification                         .................................
                                           D A Harvey
  Date of Notification 18 August 2000      Assistant Group Secretary
                                   
                                     
         
                            
1) NAME OF COMPANY                      2) NAME OF DIRECTOR
   STANDARD CHARTERED PLC                  CHRISTOPHER CASTLEMAN
                                  
3) Please state whether notification    4) Name of the registered holder(s)   
   and,indicates that it is in respect of  if more than one holder, the number
holding of the Director named in 2         of shares held by each of them (if
above or holding of that person's          notified).
spouse or children under the age of  
18 or in respect of a non-              CHRISTOPHER NORMAN ANTHONY CASTLEMAN
beneficial interest.

 IN RESPECT OF THE DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2)


5) Please state whether            6) Please state the nature of the
notification relates to a person/    transaction and the nature and extent
   person(s) connected with the         of the director's interest in the
Director named in 2 above and        transaction.
identify the connected person (s)    
                                            SALE OF SHARES
RELATES TO THE DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2)

7) Number of             8) %    of     9) Number of           10) % of
shares/amount of         issued         shares/amount of       issued
stock acquired           Class          stock disposed         Class
          N/A                                     17,000    
                          N/A                               
                                                               0.0015%
                                                            
                                     
11) Class of         12) Price     13) Date of        14) Date company
    security             per share     transaction        informed
    
   ORDINARY SHARES       985p          18 AUGUST 2000     18 AUGUST 2000      
   OF 25P EACH                       
 
15) Total holding following this    16) Total percentage holding of issued
    notification                        class following this notification.
                  52,590                0.0048%

 IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE
                              FOLLOWING BOXES
                                     
17)     Date of grant                   18) Period during which or date on
                  N/A                       which exercisable
                                                          N/A
19)  Total amount paid (if any) for  20)  Description of shares or
     grant of the option                  debentures involved:
                  N/A                     class, number.
                                                              N/A
21)     Exercise price (if fixed at     23)  Total number of shares or
time of grant) or indication that       debentures over which options held
price is to be fixed at time of         following this notification
exercise                                                    N/A
                  N/A

                                     
23)     Any additional information      24)     Name of contact and telephone
                                        number for queries
                                          DEBORAH HARVEY - 020 7280 7024
25)     Name and signature of           
authorised company official          
responsible for making this          ........................................
notification                         .................................
                                           D A Harvey
Date of Notification    18 August 2000     Assistant Group Secretary