Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
23 August 2002



                                 SCHEDULE 10

                    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
 
All relevant boxes should be completed in block letters. 

                                                                                                                      

  1. Name of company                                         2. Name of shareholder having a major interest           

  STANDARD CHARTERED PLC                                     THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC                         

  3.Please state whether notification indicates that         4.Name of the registered holder(s) and, if               
  it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in    more than one holder, the number of                      
  2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial                  shares held by each of them                              
  interest or in the case of an individual holder                                                              
  if it is a holding of that person's                        SEE ATTACHED LIST   
  spouse or children under the age of 18                                                                              

  THE SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 AND ITS THREE AFFILIATES,                                                                
  CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL S.A., CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INC.                                                              
  AND CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY                                                                                  

  5. Number of shares/amounts     6. Percentage of issued    7. Number of shares/amounts     8.Percentage of Issued   
  of stock acquired               class                      of stock disposed               class                    

  N/A                             N/A                        N/A                             N/A                      
 

                                                                                                                   
    9. Class of security                             10. Date of transaction                    11. Date company   
                                                                                                informed
    ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50 EACH                  16 AUGUST 2002                                        
                                                                                                22 AUGUST 2002     

    12. Total holding following this notification    13. Total percentage holding of issued                        
                                                     class following this notification                             
    39,477,548
                                                     3.48%                                                         
 

                                                                                                                      
  14. Any additional information                                                         15. Name of contact and      
                                                                                         telephone number             
                                                                                         for queries                  

                                                                                         LUCY SCHAFFER 020 7280 7169  

  16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making 
  this notification                                                                                                     
  
                                                                                                                      

  .......................................... Terry Skippen, Assistant Secretary                 

  Date of notification: 23 August 2002                                                                                



                        The Capital Group Companies, Inc

Capital Guardian Trust Company

Registered Holders                                                                                      Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                                                        4,809,100

Bank of New York Nominees                                                                              752,500

Chase Nominees Limited                                                                              13,500,352

BT Globenet Nominees Limited                                                                           312,598

Midland Bank PLC                                                                                     7,002,938

Deutsche Bank Mannheim                                                                                     600

Bankers Trust                                                                                        1,361,200

Barclays Bank                                                                                          692,000

Citibank London                                                                                        505,200

Nortrust Nominees Limited                                                                            4,289,700

Royal Bank of Scotland                                                                                  16,400

MSS Nominees Limited                                                                                    58,600

State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                                                           23,500

'New Account' Nominee Information Not Available                                                        217,000

Citibank NA                                                                                             23,500

Deutsche Bank AG                                                                                         1,500

HSBC Bank PLC                                                                                            4,800

ROY Nominees Limited                                                                                    31,300

Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                                                           487,100


                                                                                                    34,089,888

Capital International S.A.

Registered Holders                                                                                      Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                                                            8,600

Chase Nominees Limited                                                                                 911,351

Midland Bank PLC                                                                                        22,200

Barclays Bank                                                                                           21,100

Brown Bros.                                                                                             23,800

Nortrust Nominees Limited                                                                               11,500

Morgan Stanley                                                                                          13,000

Royal Bank of Scotland                                                                                 371,500

Lloyds Bank                                                                                             55,800

RBSTB Nominees Limited                                                                                  11,700

Deutsche Bank AG                                                                                        36,900

HSBC Bank PLC                                                                                           47,200

                                                                                                     1,534,651


Capital International, Inc

Registered Holders                                                                                      Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                                                          998,271

Bank of New York Nominees                                                                              359,648

Chase Nominees Limited                                                                               1,655,046

Midland Bank PLC                                                                                        20,500

Deutsche Bank Mannheim                                                                                  13,000

Bankers Trust                                                                                           12,000

Citibank London                                                                                          7,300

Nortrust Nominees                                                                                      348,800

Royal Bank of Scotland                                                                                  57,000

State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                                                          240,700

Citibank                                                                                                14,700

Citibank NA                                                                                             71,772

Deutsche Bank AG                                                                                        17,000

Chase Manhattan Nominee Limited                                                                          9,072

HSBC Bank PLC                                                                                           28,200

                                                                                                     3,853,009


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