Holding in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
20 August 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
                                           CATER ALLEN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED


3.Please state whether notification        4.Name of the registered holder(s)
indicates that it is in                    and, if more than one holder, the 
respect of holding of the shareholder      number of shares held by each of them
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  As for 2 & 3
of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

The shareholder named in 2


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

STOCK PURCHASES UP TO        3.12%            STOCK DISPOSALS OF   2.7%
35,220,869                                    30,420,869


9. Class of security                      10. Date of           11. Date
                                          transaction           company
ORDINARY SHARES OF US$0.50 EACH
                                          PURCHASES             informed

                                          10.8.01               17 AUGUST 2001

                                          DISPOSALS

                                          15.8.01

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

4,800,000                                 0.43%

                                               


14. Any additional information    15. Name of contact and telephone number
                                  for queries

                                  CATHERINE SPRINGETT 020 7280 7024


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



..................................Catherine Springett, Assistant Group Secretary

Date of notification: 20 August 2001