Holding in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
19 February 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 BELOW LIST

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

14 FEBRUARY 2001

11)  Date company informed

16 FEBRUARY 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

45,995,382
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.08%

14)  Any additional information

NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF CHANGES IN THE REGISTRATION DETAILS OF PRUDENTIAL
PLC'S HOLDINGS AND NOT OF A PERCENTAGE CHANGE.

ADDITIONALLY, AN INTEREST IN 43,750,180 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 19 FEBRUARY 2001


Prudential plc shareholdings

Registered holders                              Shares
M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMINEES FPE                    110,766
MAGIM HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) SALI                 118,106
PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)                          5,020
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) PAC AC           40,937,804
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) PHL AC              169,002
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) PPL AC            2,674,094
PRUDENTIAL WORLD VALUE FUND                       54,730
RBSTB NOMINEES LIMITED                            15,156
ROY NOMINEES LTD 578079                          201,000
ROY NOMINEES LTD 578052                          142,633
ROY NOMINEES LTD 578141                          277,071
ROY NOMINEES LTD 578192                        1,290,000

                                              45,995,382

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           40,937,804
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) PPL AC            2,674,094
RBSTB NOMINEES LIMITED                            15,156

                                              43,750,180