Directorate Change

Standard Chartered PLC
27 May 2004



                                                                     27 May 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



             Standard Chartered PLC appoints Non-Executive Director


The Board of Directors of Standard Chartered PLC is pleased to announce today
that Mr Oliver Stocken has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of Standard
Chartered PLC with effect from 1 June 2004.


Mr Stocken is Deputy Chairman of 3i plc. His other non-executive director
positions include Rank Group plc, Pilkington plc and GUS plc. Until 1999 he was
Group Finance Director of Barclays PLC before which he was Finance Director at
BZW Holdings.


Mr Stocken was educated at Felsted School and University College, Oxford.  He is
married with three children and lives in the UK.


'I am very pleased to welcome Oliver to the Board.  Oliver's financial and
international experience will enable him to make a valuable contribution to the
Board of Standard Chartered' said Bryan Sanderson, Chairman of Standard
Chartered PLC.



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Standard Chartered employs 30,000 people in over 500 locations in more than 50
countries in the Asia Pacific Region, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the
United Kingdom and the Americas. It is one of the world's most international
banks, with a management team comprising 70 nationalities.


Standard Chartered PLC is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and The Stock
Exchange of Hong Kong and is in the top 25 FTSE-100 companies, by market
capitalisation.


It serves both Consumer and Wholesale Banking customers. Consumer Banking
provides credit cards, personal loans, mortgages, deposit taking and wealth
management services to individuals and small to medium sized enterprises.
Wholesale Banking provides corporate and institutional clients with services in
trade finance, cash management, lending, securities services, foreign exchange,
debt capital markets and corporate finance.


Standard Chartered is well-established in growth markets and aims to be the
right partner for its customers. The Bank combines deep local knowledge with
global capability.


The Group is trusted across its network for its standard of governance and its
commitment to making a difference in the communities in which it operates.


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