Result of AGM

Standard Chartered PLC
11 May 2004

                                 RESULT OF AGM

                  RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING



Tuesday 11 May 2004



Standard Chartered PLC announces the result of voting on the resolutions at its
Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday 11 May 2004, as set out in the AGM
notice.



Each of the resolutions was passed by the required majority. Resolutions 1 - 14,
18 and 19 as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 15 - 17 as special resolutions
were passed on a show of hands.



Details are set out below of the proxy votes received by Standard Chartered PLC
before the AGM in respect of all resolutions.



A copy of the resolutions put to shareholders at the AGM today has been
submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will  shortly be available for
inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is
situated at:



               The Financial Services Authority
               25 The North Colonnade
               Canary Wharf
               London E14 5HS


PROXIES RECEIVED IN RESPECT OF AGM RESOLUTIONS


         Resolution                                               For              Against      Vote Withheld

1.        To receive the report and accounts                  170,296,163          292,257        147,142
2.        To declare the final dividend                       170,618,947           24,250          7,307
3.        To approve the directors' remuneration              153,075,096       12,867,044      4,794,548
          report
4.        To elect Mr J F T Dundas as a director              169,920,993          781,416         34,279
5.        To elect Ms R Markland as a director                169,936,262          767,358         33,068
6.        To elect Mr P D Skinner as a director               169,934,998          768,651         33,039
7.        To re-elect Mr E M Davies as a director             168,660,235        1,113,031        963,371
8.        To re-elect Mr M B DeNoma as a director             168,658,075        1,113,389        965,224
9.        To re-elect Mr R H P Markham as a director          168,187,541          844,448      1,704,572
10.       To re-elect Mr H E Norton as a director             167,580,993          817,811      2,337,894
11.       To reappoint the auditor                            163,153,964        5,509,399      2,073,321
12.       To authorise the directors to set the               166,106,591        4,613,500         16,597
          auditor's fees
13.       To authorise the directors to allot shares          168,994,777        1,650,690         91,219
14.       To extend the authority to allot shares             169,531,658        1,113,570         91,057
15.       To disapply pre-emption rights partially            169,188,761        1,520,264         27,663
16.       To authorise the Company to buy back its            170,664,373           56,551         14,165
          ordinary shares
17.       To authorise the Company to buy back its            170,507,143          212,261         16,489
          preference shares
18.       To approve the amended rules of the Standard        153,634,955       14,204,319      2,896,594
          Chartered 2001 Performance Share Plan
19.       To approve the Standard Chartered 2004              167,408,621        1,902,431      1,424,346
          Sharesave Schemes





N.B. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, on a poll every
member shall have one vote for every four shares held.


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