Holding in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
4 January 2001



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

PRUDENTIAL PLC


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

THE SHAREHOLDER 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.

SEE LIST BELOW


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

N/A


6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A


8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class


9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH


10)  Date of transaction

31 DECEMBER 2000


11)  Date company informed

3 JANUARY 2001


12)  Total holding following this notification

50,175,883
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.45%


14)  Any additional information

NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF DETAILS OF REGISTERED HOLDERS ONLY AND NOT OF
PERCENTAGE CHANGE.

ADDITIONALLY, AN INTEREST IN 47,862,681 OF THESE SHARES HAS BEEN DECLARED ON
BEHALF OF THE PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED 


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

TERRY SKIPPEN  020 7280 7109


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

     Date of Notification ... 4 JANUARY 2001 ..



Prudential plc shareholdings

Registered holders                                    Shares
M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMINEES AA                         201,000
M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMINEES FPE                        110,766
M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMINEES FPM                        277,071
M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMINEES G                          142,633
M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMINEES K                        1,358,000
MAGIM HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) SALI                     118,106
PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)                              5,020
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) PAC AC               45,052,804
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) PHL AC                  169,002
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) PPL AC                2,671,595
PRUDENTIAL WORLD VALUE FUND                           54,730
RBSTB NOMINEES LIMITED                                15,156

                                                  50,175,883

The Prudential Assurance Company
Limited shareholdings

Registered Holders                                    Shares
MAGIM HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) SALI                     118,106
PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)                              5,020
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) PAC AC               45,052,804
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) PPL AC                2,671,595
RBSTS NOMINEES LIMITED                                15,156

                                                  47,862,681