Director Shareholding

Standard Chartered PLC
28 October 2002


                                                    SCHEDULE 11

                            NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)       Name of company:
          Standard Chartered PLC

2)       Name of director:
          Sir Patrick Gillam, Mr E M Davies, Mr M B DeNoma, Mr C A Keljik, Mr K S Nargolwala and Mr P A Sands

3)       Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named
         in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
         holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
         interest:
         Technical Interest of the directors named in 2

4)       Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of
         them (if notified):
         The Royal Bank of Scotland Trust Company (Jersey) Limited

5)       Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above
         and identify the connected person(s):
         None

6)       Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single
         co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
          Purchases of 2,100,000 shares for the Standard Chartered 1995 Employees' Share Ownership Plan Trust
         ('the Trust') to be used to satisfy future exercises under the Standard Chartered Executive Share
         Options Schemes

7)       Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
          i. 500,000
         ii. 250,000
         iii. 250,000
         iv. 100,000
          v. 500,000
         vi. 150,000
         vii. 350,000


8)       Percentage of issued class:
         0.185185%

9)       Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
          N/A

10)      Percentage of issued class:
          N/A

11)      Class of security:
          Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each

12)      Price per share:
          i. 725p
         ii. 724p
         iii. 723.75p
         iv. 721.5p
          v. 721p
         vi. 722p
         vii. 722p


13)      Date of transaction:
         25 October 2002

14)      Date company informed:
         25 October 2002

15)      Total holding following this notification:
         7,214,023

16)      Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
         0.636157%





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

17)      Date of grant:
          N/A

18)      Period during which or date on which exercisable:
          N/A

19)      Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
          N/A

20)      Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
          N/A

21)      Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise:
          N/A

22)      Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification:
          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.

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:
         Terry Skippen

         Date of Notification:                 28 October                      2002








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