Standard Chartered PLC — Board/Management Information 2004

May 28, 2004

Standard Chartered PLC

Standard Chartered PLC

Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered PLC

(渣打集團有限公司)

(the "Company")

(Registered in England and Wales number 966425)

(Stock Code: 2888)

Standard Chartered PLC appoints Non-Executive Director

Standard Chartered PLC appoints Non-Executive Director

The Board of Directors of Standard Chartered PLC is pleased to announce today that Mr Oliver Stocken has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of Standard Chartered PLC with effect from 1st June 2004.

Mr Stocken is Deputy Chairman of 3i plc. His other non-executive director positions include Rank Group plc, Pilkington plc and GUS plc. Until 1999 he was Group Finance Director of Barclays PLC before which he was Finance Director at BZW Holdings.

Mr Stocken was educated at Felsted School and University College, Oxford. He is married with three children and lives in the UK.

"I am very pleased to welcome Oliver to the Board. Oliver's financial and international experience will enable him to make a valuable contribution to the Board of Standard Chartered," said Bryan Sanderson, Chairman of Standard Chartered PLC.

As at the date of this announcement, the board comprises:

Executive Directors – Bryan Kaye Sanderson, CBE; Evan Mervyn Davies, CBE; Mr. Michael Bernard DeNoma; Mr. Christopher Avedis Keljik; Mr. Richard Henry Meddings; Mr. Kaikhushru Shiavax Nargolwala; Mr. Peter Alexander Sands

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Independent Non-Executive Directors – Sir CK Chow; Mr. James Frederick Trevor Dundas, Mr. Ho KwonPing; Mr. Rudolph Harold Peter Markham; Ms. Ruth Markland; Mr. Hugh Edward Norton; Mr. Paul David Skinner

By Order of the Board
David J. Brimacombe
Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 27th May, 2004

Please also refer to the published version of this announcement in South China Morning Post dated 28 May 2004.

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