Director Shareholding

Standard Chartered PLC
27 September 2001


 1. Name of Company                         2)  Names of Directors

    Standard Chartered PLC                  Sir Patrick Gillam, Mr G S
                                            Talwar, Mr E M Davies, Mr M B
                                            DeNoma, Mr C A Keljik, Mr P N
                                            Kenny and Mr K S Nargolwala


 3)     Please state whether               4)   Name of the registered
    notification indicates that it is       holder(s) and, if more than one
    in respect of holding of the            holder, the number of shares held
    Director named in 2 above or            by each of them (if notified)
    holding of that person's spouse or
    children under the age of 18 or in      The Royal Bank of Scotland
    respect of a non-beneficial             Trust Company (Jersey)
    interest                                Limited.
                                            
    Technical interest of the               
    directors named in 2).


    5)      Please state whether            6)     Please state the nature of
    notification relates to a person/       the transaction and the nature and
    person(s) connected with the            extent of the director's interest
    Director named in 2 above and           in the transaction
    identify the connected person (s)       Purchase of shares for the
                                            Standard Chartered 1995 Employees'
    Relates to the directors named          Share Ownership Plan Trust ('the
    in 2) and their technical interest      Trust') to be used to satisfy
    in the shares held by the               future exercises under the Standard
    registered holder named in 4).          Chartered 1997 Restricted Share
                                            Schemes maturity.

 7. Number of shares/amount
    of stock acquired          8) % of      9)     Number of shares     10) %
                               issued       /amount of stock            of
                               Class        disposed                    issued
                                                                        Class
                                                          
    700,000                    0.06201%           N/A                    N/A
                                                           

    11) Class of             12) Price per   13) Date of       14) Date company
        security                 share           transaction       informed
    
       Ordinary                 638.6158p       26 September,     27 September
       shares of                                2001                    2001
       US$0.50 each     



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

    835,473                        0.07401%


  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               

    The Trust is discretionary and for the benefit of
    such employees (including the executive directors of Standard
    Chartered PLC) and their families as the trustee (named in 4. 
    Above) may, at its discretion determine. The Directors of Standard 
    Chartered PLC do not participate in the 1997 Restricted Share Scheme.

24)     Name of contact and telephone number for queries

 Terry Skippen, 0207 280 7109

    25)     Name
    and signature
    of authorised     
.........................................................................
    company
    official          Terry Skippen, Assistant Secretary
    responsible
    for making
    this
    notification


    Date of
    Notification:
    27 September
    2001