Consumer Banking Presentation

Standard Chartered PLC
30 April 2001


TO LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE      

 
STANDARD CHARTERED CONSUMER BANKING BRIEFING

A presentation to banking analysts and institutional investors on Standard
Chartered's Consumer Banking activities is being held today (30th April 2001)
in London.  Leading the presentation will be Mike DeNoma, Group Executive
Director with responsibility for Consumer Banking, and he will be joined by
six members of his team.

The presentation will focus on the opportunities in Consumer Banking in
Standard Chartered's markets and the Bank's strategy for Consumer Banking. 
There will not be an update on current trading.

Copies of the slides used in the presentation will be available on Standard
Chartered's website -  www.standardchartered.com - from 4:30 pm on Monday 30th
April.


For further information please contact:
Pamela McGann       Group Head External Affairs       [phone]
Tim Halford       Director of Corporate Affairs       [phone]
Stephen Seagrove       Head of Investor Relations     [phone]

www.standardchartered.com
Note to Editors:

Standard Chartered - the world's leading emerging markets bank

Standard Chartered is a London based, international bank focused on the
emerging markets of Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.  It has
significant operations in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India,
Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and in sub-Saharan Africa.  Key businesses
are Consumer Banking, primarily credit cards, mortgages, personal loans and
wealth management, and Wholesale Banking, where the Bank specialises in the
provision of cash management, trade finance, treasury and custody services. 
The Group has a network of over 740 offices in more than 55 countries and
assets of approximately US$90 billion.  With a presence in Asia and Africa
that goes back nearly 150 years, Standard Chartered has an in-depth
understanding of, and a long term commitment to, the emerging markets.