Holding in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
22 June 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                   and, if
respect of holding of the shareholder     more than one holder, the number of
named in 2 above                          shares held by each of them
or in respect of a non-beneficial                                          
interest or in the case
of an individual holder if it is a        See attached list
holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

The shareholder named in 2


5. Number of shares/                      7. Number of shares/   8.Percentage
amounts of stock               6.         amounts of stock       of Issued
acquired                       Percentage disposed               class
                               of issued
N/A                            class      N/A                    N/A

                       N/A


9. Class of security           10. Date of transaction 11. Date company
                                                       informed
ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50     20 JUNE 2001
EACH                                                   21 JUNE 2001


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

40,626,893                          3.60%


14. Any additional information                         15. Name of contact and
                                                       telephone number for
Notification is in respect of changes in the           queries
registration details of Prudential plc's holdings and
not of a percentage change.                            TERRY SKIPPEN 020 7280
                                                       7109
Additionally, an interest in 38,865,009 of these
shares has been declared on behalf of the Prudential
Assurance Company Limited.


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


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

Date of notification: 22 June 2001


Prudential plc shareholdings
Registered holders                                                       Shares
M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMINEES FPE                                            84,766
MAGIM HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) SALI                                        118,106
PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)                                                 6,270
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) PAC AC                                  36,777,180
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) PHL AC                                     129,002
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) PPL AC                                   1,948,297
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) SAL AC                                      15,156
PRUDENTIAL EUROPEAN INDEX TRACKER                                         2,742
PRUDENTIAL UK INDEX TRACKER TS                                            4,240
PRUDENTIAL WORLD VALUE FUND                                              54,730
ROY NOMINEES 578079                                                      51,000
ROY NOMINEES LTD 578052                                                 142,633
ROY NOMINEES LTD 578141                                                 182,071
ROY NOMINEES LTD 578192                                               1,110,700
                                                                     40,626,893


The Prudential Assurance Company Limited shareholdings
Registered Holders                                                       Shares
MAGIM HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) SALI                                        118,106
PACS GLOBAL EQUITIES (UK)                                                 6,270
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) PAC AC                                  36,777,180
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) PPL AC                                   1,948,297
RBSTB NOMINEES LIMITED                                                   15,156
                                                                     38,865,009