Holding in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
8 August 2000


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

Standard Chartered PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd

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

The Shareholder 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.

See below list

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

N/A

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 25p each

10)  Date of transaction

N/A

11)  Date company informed

7 August 2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

32,255,294
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.002%

14)  Any additional information

Lloyds TSB Group PLC, Lloyds TSB Bank PLC and Scottish Widows Group Limited 
also have an interest in these shares

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Terry Skippen 020 7280 7109

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

     Date of Notification ...8 August 2000...


Scottish Widows Investments Partnership Ltd         As at 7 August 2000

Registered Holder                                                  Shares

State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBY2                         5,116,696
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBY3                           151,865
Global Investor Services                                       1,219,456
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited                          53,797
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited                       2,865,727
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBJ2                         3,033,677
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBJ3                            76,600
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBP7                           136,646
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBY4                         3,024,869
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBY5                            41,370
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited                         257,000
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBK6                         2,347,109
C O Nominees Limited                                               9,335
RBSTB Nominees Limited A/C SW                                    344,915
VIDACOS Nominees Limited                                       1,225,865
VIDACOS Nominees Limited                                          80,241
RBSTB Nominees Limited A/C SW                                     88,364
RBSTB Nominees Limited A/C SW                                  1,469,302
RBSTB Nominees Limited A/C SW                                    145,838
RBSTB Nominees Limited A/C SW                                    655,021
RBSTB Nominees Limited A/C SW                                  9,880,242
RBSTB Nominees Limited A/C SW                                     31,359

Total                                                         32,255,294