Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
18 February 2003



                    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES





                             STANDARD CHARTERED PLC





Standard Chartered PLC received notification on 18 February 2003 that Prudential
plc and all of its subsidiary companies no longer have a notifiable interest in
the issued share capital of the Company.







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D A Harvey

Assistant Group Secretary

18 February 2003






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