Standard Chartered PLC — Board/Management Information 2006

Nov 22, 2006

Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered PLC

(渣打集團有限公司)

(Registered in England and Wales number 966425)

(Stock Code: 2888)

DIRECTORS' PORTFOLIOS

Following the changes of Chairman, Group Chief Executive and Group Finance Director, announced earlier today, additional changes have been made to the portfolios of other Directors and Senior Management.

Responsibility for Risk and Special Assets Management will move from Peter Sands to Kai Nargolwala, Group Executive Director, in addition to his existing responsibilities for growth and governance across the Asia Pacific region, India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Kai Nargolwala will report to Peter Sands, Group Chief Executive.

Gareth Bullock, a Director of Standard Chartered Bank, will take responsibility for growth and governance across Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, UK/ Europe and the Americas. This was previously the responsibility of Richard Meddings, who is now Group Finance Director. Gareth Bullock reports directly to Peter Sands.

All changes take effect immediately.

By Order of the Board

Clive Burns

Group Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 20 November 2006

As of the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of Standard Chartered PLC comprises:

Non-Executive Chairman:

Mr Evan Mervyn Davies, CBE

Executive Directors:

Mr Peter Alexander Sands; Mr Michael Bernard DeNoma; Mr Richard Henry Meddings; Mr Kaikhushru Shiavax Nargolwala; and

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Independent Non-Executive Directors:

Mr Hugh Edward Norton; Sir CK Chow; Mr James Frederick Trevor Dundas; Ms Valerie Frances Gooding, CBE; Mr Rudolph Harold Peter Markham; Ms Ruth Markland; Mr Paul David Skinner; Mr Oliver Henry James Stocken; and Lord Adair Turner.

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

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