Holding in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
4 May 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

           All relevant boxes should be completed in block letters.

1. Name of company                         2. Name of shareholder having a
                                           major interest
STANDARD CHARTERED PLC
                                           PRUDENTIAL PLC

3.Please state whether notification        4.Name of the registered holder(s)
indicates that it is in respect of holding and, if more than one holder, the
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in  number of shares held by each of
respect of a non-beneficial interest or in them
the case of an individual holder if it is
a holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18
                                           See attached list
The shareholder named in 2

5. Number of shares/      6. Percentage of 7. Number of shares/   8.Percentage
amounts of stock acquired issued class     amounts of stock       of Issued
                                           disposed               class
N/A                       N/A
                                           1,557,018              0.1380


9. Class of security           10. Date of transaction 11. Date company
                                                       informed
ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50     1 MAY 2001
EACH                                                   3 MAY 2001

12. Total holding following    13. Total percentage holding of issued class
this notification              following this notification

44,438,364                          3.94%


14. Any additional information                         15. Name of contact and
                                                       telephone number for
Additionally, an interest in 42,530,180 of these       queries
shares has been declared on behalf of the Prudential
Assurance Company Limited.                             TERRY SKIPPEN 020 7280
                                                       7109
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification



................................................................ Lorraine
Young, Assistant Group Secretary

Date of notification: 4 May 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                                  39,712,804
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) PHL AC                                     129,002
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) PPL AC                                   2,679,094
PRUDENTIAL EUROPEAN INDEX TRACKER                                         2,742
PRUDENTIAL UK INDEX TRACKER TS                                            4,240
PRUDENTIAL WORLD VALUE FUND                                              54,730
RBSTB NOMINEES LIMITED                                                   15,156
ROY NOMINEES 578079                                                      51,000
ROY NOMINEES LTD 578052                                                 142,633
ROY NOMINEES LTD 578141                                                 232,071
ROY NOMINEES LTD 578192                                               1,181,000
                                                                     44,438,364




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                                  39,712,804
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) PPL AC                                   2,679,094
RBSTB NOMINEES LIMITED                                                   15,156
                                                                     42,530,180