Additional Listing

Standard Chartered PLC
27 December 2001

Standard Chartered plc.

Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and the London Stock
Exchange for block listings totalling 1,500,000 Ordinary shares of $0.50 each
to trade on the London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to the Official List
upon issuance. The shares shall rank pari passu with the existing issued
shares of the Company.

The Block listings consist of 500,000 shares to be issued under the UK
Sharesave Scheme and 1,000,000 shares to be issued under the International
SAYE Scheme.

Copies of this announcement are available from the office of Cazenove & Co.
Ltd for the period of 2 business days from the date hereof.