Standard Chartered PLC — Board/Management Information 2007

Sep 14, 2007

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)

CHANGE OF COMPANY SECRETARY

Pursuant to Rule 13.51(5) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, the Company announces that Mr Clive Burns has resigned as Group Company Secretary of the Company due to health reasons. Ms Annemarie Verna Florence Durbin has been appointed as Group Company Secretary of the Company with effect from 11 September 2007. Ms Durbin holds a Bachelor of Laws degree and a Bachelor of Commerce degree both from The University of Auckland. She is a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand as well as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.

The Board thanks Mr Clive Burns for his significant contribution as Group Company Secretary during the tenure of his service and wish Annemarie success in her new role.

By Order of the Board

Peter Alexander Sands

Group Chief Executive

Hong Kong, 14 September 2007

As of the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of the Company comprises:

Chairman:

Mr Evan Mervyn Davies, CBE

Executive Directors:

Mr Gareth Richard Bullock; Mr Michael Bernard DeNoma; Mr Richard Henry Meddings; Mr Peter Alexander Sands; and

Independent Non-Executive Directors:

Mr John Wilfred Peace; Sir C K Chow; Mr James Frederick Trevor Dundas; Ms Valerie Frances Gooding, CBE; Mr Rudolph Harold Peter Markham; Ms Ruth Markland; Mr Sunil Bharti Mittal; Mr Paul David Skinner; Mr Oliver Henry James Stocken and Lord Adair Turner.