NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERES

Standard Chartered PLC
11 May 2004

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES





As at 18 February 2004, the late Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat had a notifiable
interest in 157,329,714 shares of Standard Chartered PLC (13.39% of the
Company's issued share capital).



As part of the process of establishing formal probate, the executors and
trustees of his estate are confirming their notifiable interests.  On 10 May
2004, they informed the Company of progress to date, notifying a disclosable
interest in 61,663,304 shares of Standard Chartered PLC (5.25% of the Company's
issued share capital).    As the process of establishing probate continues, the
Company anticipates further notifications from the executors and trustees
regarding the balance of the shareholding.



The executors and trustees have informed the Company that they have become aware
that as at 30 April 2004 they had a notifiable interest in the number of shares
held as follows:


Lydgate Holdings Limited                                                                     8,187,967

Margana Holdings Limited                                                                    10,480,449

(including 7,900,000 SCPLC shares registered in the name of Chase Nominees
Limited)
Near East Resources Limited                                                                 13,102,552

(including 1,149,606 and 3,500,000 SCPLC shares registered in the names of
Comptonia Nominees Limited and Vidacos Nominees Ltd respectively)
Palfrey Limited                                                                              9,544,663

(including 4,018,900 SCPLC shares registered in the name of BNP Paribas Merchant
Banking Nominee Pte Ltd)
Tipton Grange Investment Limited                                                            10,315,494

(including 3,339,0356 SCPLC shares registered in the name of N.Y. Nominees Ltd)
Kendo Limited                                                                               10,032,179

(including 9,000,000 SCPLC shares registered in the name of Channel Nominees Ltd)

Total                                                                                       61,663,304











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