Standard Chartered PLC — Board/Management Information 2006

Jul 5, 2006

Standard Chartered

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

（渣打集團有限公司）

(Registered in England and Wales number 966425)

(Stock Code : 2888)

(the "Company")

Standard Chartered PLC appoints Lord Turner as independent non-executive director

Standard Chartered PLC announces the appointment of Lord Turner as an independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered PLC with effect from 1 August 2006.

The Board of Directors of Standard Chartered PLC is pleased to announce today that Lord Turner of Ecchinswell has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered PLC with effect from 1 August 2006.

Adair Turner, 50, is a non-executive director of United Business Media plc and Siemens Holdings plc. He was Chairman of the Independent Pensions Commission until April 2006 and from 1995 to 1999 was Director General of the Confederation of British Industry.

Adair was educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He is married with two children and lives in the UK.

"I am very pleased to welcome Adair as a valuable addition to our already strong and diverse Board. Adair's broad range of experience and record of independent thinking will enable him to make a significant contribution," said Bryan Sanderson, Chairman of Standard Chartered PLC.

By Order of the Board

Charles Bennett Brown

Group Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 5 July 2006

Notes:

As an independent non-executive director of the Company, Lord Turner does not have a service contract. He does not have a designated length of service, but in accordance with the Company's articles of association his appointment will be subject to re-election by the Company's shareholders every three years. The director's fee payable to Lord Turner will be determined by the Board.

As at the date of this announcement, Lord Turner owns 2,000 of the Company's ordinary shares under the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

Apart from being an independent non-executive director of the Company, Lord Turner has no relationship with any directors, senior management or substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company.

As of the date hereof, the Board of Directors of the Company comprises:

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

Independent Non-Executive Directors – Sir CK Chow; Mr James Frederick Trevor Dundas; Ms Valerie Frances Gooding, CBE; Mr Rudolph Harold Peter Markham; Ms Ruth Markland; Mr Hugh Edward Norton; Mr Paul David Skinner; and Mr Oliver Henry James Stocken.

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