Additional Listing

Standard Chartered PLC
17 December 2004




Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and the London Stock
Exchange for block listings totalling 180,000 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 120,000 shares to be issued under the
International Sharesave Scheme and 60,000 shares to be issued under the UK
Sharesave Scheme.




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