Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
17 April 2002


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
STANDARD CHARTERED PLC


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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
THE SHAREHOLDER 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
SEE ATTACHED LIST


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
N/A

6. Percentage of issued class
N/A

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
N/A

8. Percentage of issued class
N/A

9. Class of security
ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50 EACH

10. Date of transaction
12 APRIL 2002


11. Date company informed
17 APRIL 2002

12. Total holding following this notification
34,014,019

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.01%

14. Any additional information
N/A

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
SHARON O'DONOVAN 020 7280 7110

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
D A HARVEY - ASSISTANT GROUP SECRETARY

Date of notification
17 APRIL 2002


LEGAL & GENERAL HOLDINGS

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775229           85,000

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 886603           2,627,238

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245           5,168,528

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 754612           157,723

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 252605           674,972

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509           835,873

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 770286           96,300

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206           24,187,069

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866197           87,271

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 130007           94,045

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                                                          34,014,019

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