Annual Report and Accounts

Standard Chartered PLC
12 March 2003

Standard Chartered PLC Report and Accounts 2002

A pdf file of Standard Chartered PLC's Report and Accounts 2002 can be found on
the Company's website, www. standardchartered.com/investors and on the website
of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. The Report and Accounts 2002 will be
posted to shareholders on 24 March 2003.

In addition, a copy of the Report and Accounts 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:

Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London

E14 5HS

Tel. No. (0)20 7676 1000


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