Director Shareholding

Standard Chartered PLC
23 May 2005


                                                    SCHEDULE 11

                            NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)       Name of company:

          Standard Chartered PLC

2)       Name of director:

         Mr B K Sanderson, Mr E M Davies, Mr M B DeNoma, Mr R H Meddings, 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):

         Bedell Cristin Trustees 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:

         Purchase of new shares from the Company by the trustees of the Standard Chartered 1995 Employee Benefit
         Trust to be used to satisfy exercises of awards made under the Company's discretionary share schemes.

7)       Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

         11,700,000

8)       Percentage of issued class:

         0.9%

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:

         985.6p


13)      Date of transaction:

         23 May 2005

14)      Date company informed:

         23 May 2005

15)      Total holding following this notification:

         21,751,842

16)      Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

         1.67%





         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:


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:                 23 May 2005



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