Blocklisting

Standard Chartered PLC

9 April 2010

Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and The London Stock Exchange for a block listing of 6,000,000 Ordinary shares of US$0.50 to trade on The London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to The Official List. The shares shall rank pari passu with the existing issued shares of the Company. 

Block Listing of 6,000,000 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each fully paid.

This is split as follows:

1,500,000 ordinary shares for the Company's Restricted Share Scheme.

1,500,000 ordinary shares for the Company's Performance Share Plan.

3,000,000 ordinary shares for the Company's Executive Share Option Scheme.

The shares are expected to be admitted to The Official List and to trading on The London Stock Exchange on 14 April 2010.