Director Shareholding

Standard Chartered PLC
04 September 2002


                                   SCHEDULE 11

                   NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)       Name of company:

          Standard Chartered PLC

2)       Name of director:

          Sir Patrick Gillam, Mr E M Davies, Mr M B DeNoma, Mr C A Keljik, 
          Mr K S Nargolwala and Mr P A Sands

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 or in 
         respect of a non-beneficial interest:

          Technical Interest of the directors 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 (if notified):

          The Royal Bank of Scotland Trust Company (Jersey) Limited A/c T1630

5)       Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with 
         the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):

         None

6)       Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please 
         indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non 
         discretionary:

          Purchases of 2,034,929 shares for the Standard Chartered 1995 
          Employees' Share Ownership Plan Trust ('the Trust') to be used to 
          satisfy future exercises under the Standard Chartered 1997 Restricted 
          Share Schemes maturity

7)       Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

          i. 250,000
         ii. 300,000
         iii. 315,000
         iv. 250,000
          v. 300,000
         vi. 300,000
         vii. 250,000
         viii. 69,929


8)       Percentage of issued class:

          0.17946%

9)       Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

          N/A

10)      Percentage of issued class:

          N/A

11)      Class of security:

          Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

12)      Price per share:

          i. 718.5p
         ii. 716p
         iii. 718.35p
         iv. 717.75p
          v. 716.5p
         vi. 717.5p
         vii. 720.75p
         viii. 717p


13)      Date of transaction:

          3 September 2002

14)      Date company informed:

          4 September 2002

15)      Total holding following this notification:

         5,081,920

16)      Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

          0.44819%

         If a director has been granted options by the company please complete 
         the following boxes

17)      Date of grant:

          N/A

18)      Period during which or date on which exercisable:

          N/A

19)      Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:

          N/A

20)      Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:

          N/A

21)      Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is 
         to be fixed at time of exercise:

          N/A

22)      Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following 
         this notification:

          N/A

23)      Any additional information:

          The Trust is discretionary and for the benefit of such employees 
          (including the executive directors of Standard Chartered PLC) and 
          their families as the trustee (named in 4) above) may, at its 
          discretion determine.

24)      Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
          Terry Skippen, 020 7280 7109

 25)      Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
          making this notification:
          Terry Skippen

         Date of Notification:                 4 September                  2002




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