Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
23 May 2003

                                  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                                PRUDENTIAL PLC


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

  The shareholder named in 2

5. Number of shares/amounts  6. Percentage of issued  7. Number of shares/amounts of 8.Percentage of Issued
   of stock acquired            class                    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                        8 MAY 2003                 9 MAY 2003

12. Total holding following this notification         13. Total percentage holding of issued class following
                                                          this notification
    35,122,756
                                                          3.00%

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

    N/A                                                   SHARON O'DONOVAN - 020 7280 7110

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

................................................................ DAVID BRIMACOMBE

Date of notification: 23 MAY 2003


PRUDENTIAL PLC SHAREHOLDINGS
Registered holders                                                                           Shares
M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE                                                                    41,367
MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                                                                123,267
MGIM A/C DBL A/C FBFT                                                                        79,075
MGIM A/C JPM A/C RU                                                                       3,391,914
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC                                                          30,369,688
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                                                             482,491
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC                                                              13,425
PRUDENTIAL EURO INDEX TRACKER                                                                 2,742
PRUDENTIAL UK INDEX TRACKER TS                                                                7,072
ROY NOMS 578079                                                                             121,752
ROY NOMS LTD 578052                                                                          69,713
ROY NOMS LTD 578141                                                                         138,145
ROY NOMS LTD 578192                                                                         282,105
                                                                                         35,122,756


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