Director Shareholding

Standard Chartered PLC
15 September 2003


                                                    SCHEDULE 11

                            NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)       Name of company:

          STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

2)       Name of director:

         CHRISTOPHER KELJIK

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:

          IN RESPECT OF THE DIRECTOR 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):

         N/A

5)       Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above
         and identify the connected person(s):

          RELATES TO THE DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2)

6)       Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single
         co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:

         GRANT OF OPTIONS TO THE DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2) ABOVE UNDER THE STANDARD CHARTERED 1994 SHARESAVE SCHEME

7)       Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

         N/A



8)       Percentage of issued class:

         N/A

9)       Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

          N/A

10)      Percentage of issued class:

          N/A

11)      Class of security:

         N/A

12)      Price per share:

          N/A

13)      Date of transaction:

         N/A

14)      Date company informed:

         N/A

15)      Total holding following this notification:

          N/A

16)      Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

         N/A

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

17)      Date of grant:

         8 SEPTEMBER 2003

18)      Period during which or date on which exercisable:

         THESE OPTIONS ARE EXCERCISABLE BETWEEN 3 YEARS AND 3 YEARS 6 MONTHS.

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

         NIL

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

         1,474 ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50 EACH

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

         641p

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

         769,024

23)      Any additional information:

          NONE

24)      Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

          TERRY SKIPPEN

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

          TERRY SKIPPEN

         Date of Notification:                 15 SEPTEMBER 2003


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