Director Shareholding

Standard Chartered PLC
10 May 2001



    1)     Name of company                 2)     Name of director

         STANDARD CHARTERED PLC                 DAVID GEORGE MOIR




    3)     Please state whether            4)     Name of the registered holder
    notification indicates that it is      (s) and, if more than one holder,
    in respect of holding of the           the number of shares held by each of
    Shareholder named in 2 above or in     them (if notified).
    respect of a non-beneficial
    interest or in the case of an           HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE
    individual holder if it is a           (UK) LTD A/C 744277
    holding of that person's spouse or
    children under the age of 18 or in
    respect of a non-beneficial
    interest.

    IN RESPECT OF THE DIRECTOR
    NAMED IN 2)


    5)      Please state whether           6)     Please state the nature of
    notification relates to a person       the transaction. For PEP
    (s) connected with the director        transactions please indicate whether
    named in 2 above and identify the      general/single co PEP and if
    connected person (s)                   discretionary/non discretionary

         RELATES TO THE DIRECTOR NAMED          SALE OF SHARES
    IN 2)


    7)     Number of        8)             9)     Number of          10)
    shares/amount of        Percentage     shares/amount of          Percentage
    stock acquired          of issued      stock disposed            of issued
                            Class                                    Class
                   
                N/A              N/A                75,063           0.00665%


    11)     Class       12)          13)     Date of        14)     Date
    of security         Price        transaction            company informed
                        per
         ORDINARY       share         10 MAY 2001                10 MAY 2001
    SHARES OF
    USD0.50 EACH
                        1000p

                                 16) Total percentage holding of issued class
    15)     Total holding        following this notification.      0.00090%
    following this notification

                        10,207


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes


    17)     Date of grant                      18)     Period during which or
                                               date on which exercisable
         N/A
                                                    N/A


    19)     Total amount paid (if any) for     20)     Description of shares or
    grant of the option                        debentures involved:

         N/A                                        class, number.

                                                    N/A

                                           22. Total number of shares or
    21)     Exercise price (if fixed at        debentures over which options
    time of grant) or indication that          held following this notification
    price is to be fixed at time of
    exercise
                                                    N/A
         N/A




    23)     Any additional information           24)     Name of contact and
                                                 telephone number for queries

                                                      TERRY SKIPPEN

                                                      020 7280 7109


    25)     Name and signature of authorised
    company official responsible for making
    this notification

         Date of Notification     10 May,  2001     
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                                                      Lorraine Young, Assistant
                                                 Group Secretary