Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
02 March 2004

                                   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  indicates     4.Name of the registered holder(s) and, if
that it is in                                        more than one holder, the number of
respect of holding of the shareholder named in       shares held by each of them
2 above  or  in respect of a non-beneficial 
interest or in the caseof an individual holder 
if it is a holding of that person's                                         as IN 2 ABOVE
spouse or children under the age of 18



  The shareholder named in 2


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


N/A                                                N/A
                            N/A                                                N/A



9. Class of security                                   10. Date of  transaction 11. Date company
                                                                                     informed

ORDINARY SHARES OF US$0.50 EACH                        26 FEBRUARY 2004         1 MARCH 2004


12. Total holding following this notification          13. Total percentage holding of issued
     48,743,154                                            class following this notification

                                                            4.15%


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



N/A                                                SHARON O'DONOVAN

                                                   ASSISTANT SECRETARY

                                                   020 7280 7110

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

      notification





................................................................ JULIE BAMFORD

                                                                DEPUTY SECRETARY

                                                                   020 7280 7024

Date of notification: 2 MARCH 2004










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