Result of AGM

Standard Chartered PLC
05 May 2005

                                 RESULT OF AGM

                  RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING



Thursday 5 May 2005

Standard Chartered PLC announces the result of voting on the resolutions at its
Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 5 May 2005, as set out in the AGM
notice.

Each of the resolutions was passed by the required majority. Resolutions 1 - 14
as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 15 - 18 as special resolutions were
passed on a show of hands.

Details are set out below of the proxy votes received by Standard Chartered PLC
before the AGM in respect of all resolutions.

A copy of the resolutions put to shareholders at the AGM today has been
submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for
inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is
situated at:

               The Financial Services Authority
               25 The North Colonnade
               Canary Wharf
               London E14 5HS



PROXIES RECEIVED IN RESPECT OF AGM RESOLUTIONS


         Resolution                                               For             Against        Vote Withheld

1.        To receive the report and accounts                   182,908,595           665,222            986,119
2.        To declare the final dividend                        183,846,436               106            713,509
3.        To approve the directors' remuneration               176,355,156         1,925,704          6,278,617
          report
4.        To elect Miss V Gooding as a director                181,208,430           583,506          2,768,588
5.        To elect Mr O H J Stocken as a director              172,681,615           661,634         11,219,322
6.        To re-elect Sir CK Chow as a director                183,602,366           185,371            772,545
7.        To re-elect Mr Ho KwonPing as a director             178,876,400         1,353,364          4,331,753
8.        To re-elect Mr R H Meddings as a director            182,974,894           812,006            773,413
9.        To re-elect Mr K S Nargolwala as a director          182,975,257           813,333            771,692
10.       To re-elect Mr H E Norton as a director              182,846,646           935,036            777,690
11.       To re-appoint the auditor                            172,218,728         9,327,616          3,013,937
12.       To authorise the directors to set the                183,433,556           367,387            759,182
          auditor's fees
13.       To authorise the directors to allot shares           177,339,379         3,974,922          3,245,915
14.       To extend the authority to allot shares              180,358,016         3,376,743            824,691
15.       To disapply pre-emption rights                       182,926,041         1,517,694            116,546
16.       To authorise the Company to buy back its             182,208,331         1,609,237            742,662
          ordinary shares
17.       To authorise the Company to buy back its             180,046,849         3,692,451            820,983
          preference shares
18.       To adopt new articles of association                 175,351,255         2,506,731          6,557,565


N.B. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, on a poll every
member shall have one vote for every four shares held.


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