Holding in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
25 January 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     CGNU 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 USD0.50 EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     19 JANUARY 2001

11)  Date company informed

     24 JANUARY 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     35,659,799
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.16%

14)  Any additional information

     NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF THE REDENOMINATION OF STANDARD CHARTERED
PLC'S ORDINARY SHARES OF 25p EACH TO ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50 EACH, AND NOT OF
A PERCENTAGE CHANGE.

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: 25 JANUARY 2001



STANDARD CHARTERED PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50 EACH

Registered holder                           No. of shares held

BNY (Nominees) Limited                      46,147
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited      16,079,498
Chase GA Group Nominees Limited         11,898,026
Chase GA Pensions Nominees Limited         489,472
Chase Nominees Limited                       2,000
CUIM Nominees Limited                    7,141,956
State Street Bank Nominees Limited           2,700

                                TOTAL   35,659,799