Standard Chartered PLC — Director's Dealing 2004

Jun 4, 2004

Standard Chartered PLC

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Standard Chartered PLC

(渣打集團有限公司)

(Registered in England and Wales number 966425)

(Stock Code: 2888)

Second Supplemental Announcement

Relating To Standard Chartered PLC Independent Non-Executive Director

Second supplemental announcement providing clarification of information previously announced in connection with Standard Chartered PLC independent non-executive director.

This second supplemental announcement is made by Standard Chartered PLC (the "Company") in connection with the supplemental announcement made on 1 June 2004 (the "First Supplemental Announcement") and the announcement made on 27 May 2004 regarding the appointment by the Company of Mr. Oliver Henry James Stocken as an independent non-executive director of the Company with effect from 1 June 2004. The Company wishes to provide clarification of information previously provided in the First Supplemental Announcement on Mr. Stocken.

In the First Supplemental Announcement, it was stated that as of 1 June 2004 Mr. Stocken had no interests in the shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the laws of Hong Kong). This statement as to Mr. Stocken's interests in the shares of the Company as at 1 June 2004 was made in error due to a misunderstanding between the parties of the disclosure of shareholdings requirements.

Mr. Stocken acquired 5,000 ordinary shares in the Company on 12 May 2004. As at the date of this announcement, Mr. Stocken holds 5,000 ordinary shares in the Company.

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

Executive Directors - Mr. Bryan Kaye Sanderson, CBE; Mr. Evan Mervyn Davies, CBE; Mr. Michael Bernard DeNoma; Mr. Christopher Avedis Keljik; 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, Mr. Ho KwonPing; Mr. Rudolph Harold Peter Markham; Ms. Ruth Markland; Mr. Hugh Edward Norton; Mr. Paul David Skinner; Mr. Oliver Henry James Stocken.

By Order of the Board

David J. Brimacombe

Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 4 June 2004

Please also refer to the published version of this announcement in South China Morning Post dated 7 June 2004.

Standard Chartered PLC

7-6-2004