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STANCHART<02888> - Results Announcement (Summary)

Standard Chartered PLC announced on 02/03/2006:
(stock code: 02888 )
Year end date: 31/12/2005
Currency: USD
Auditors' Report: Unqualified

                                                        (Audited   )
                                     (Audited   )       Last
                                     Current            Corresponding
                                     Period             Period
                                     from 01/01/2005    from 01/01/2004
                                     to 31/12/2005      to 31/12/2004
                               Note  ('Million  )       ('Million  )
Turnover                       3,4 : 4,335              3,182             
Profit/(Loss) from Operations  3,4 : 2,681              2,251             
Finance cost                       : N/A                N/A               
Share of Profit/(Loss) of 
  Associates                       : N/A                N/A               
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Jointly Controlled Entities      : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI   3,4 : 1,946              1,578             
% Change over Last Period          : +23       %
EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars) 1,3,4 : 1.485              1.296             
         -Diluted (in dollars)2,3,4: 1.469              1.274             
Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss)    : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items  3,4 : 1,946              1,578             
Final Dividend                     : US 45.06 cents     US 40.44 cents
  per Share                                              
(Specify if with other             : In USD, HKD, GBP   In USD, HKD, GBP
  options)                           or share dividend  or share dividend
                                                         
Record Dates for Final Dividend    : HK shareholders:
                                     10 Mar 2006 (9:00 am HK Time)
                                     UK shareholders:
                                     10 Mar 2006 (cob: UK Time) 
Payable Date                       : 12 May 2006
Record Dates for Annual         
  General Meeting                  : HK shareholders:
                                     3 May 2006 (5:00 am HK Time)
                                     UK shareholders:
                                     2 May 2006 (10:00 pm UK Time) 

Other Distribution for             : N/A
  Current Period                     
                                     
B/C Dates for Other 
  Distribution                     : N/A   
  
Remarks:

(1)     The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on earnings 
(after minority interest and preference share dividends and premium and 
costs paid on redemption of preference shares) of US$1,917 million (2004: 
US$1,520 million) and on the average of 1,290,916,000 shares (2004: 1,172
,921,000 shares) outstanding during the period.

(2)     The calculation of diluted earnings per share is based on earnings 
of US$1,924 million (2004: US$1,543 million) and on the average of 1,309,
940,000 shares (2004: 1,210,853,000 shares) outstanding during the period, 
adjusted for the effects of all dilutive potential shares.

(3)     The results are all from continuing operations.

(4)     The financial statements of the group financial statements have 
been prepared and approved by the directors in accordance with 
International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU.

The Group has prepared its financial statements in accordance with IFRS as 
adopted for use in the EU for the first time and has applied IFRS 1.   The 
Group has taken advantage of the transitional arrangements of IFRS not to 
restate corresponding comparative amounts in accordance with IAS 32 and 
39.  These Standards were adopted on 1 January 2005.

The effect of the transition to IFRS has been to increase profit before 
tax in 2004 by $93 million and increase total equity by $678 million.  
Upon adoption of IAS 32 and 39 on 1 January 2005, total equity increased 
by a further $766 million.  

(5)     The following dividends were paid on preference shares

                                                2005    2004
                                                US$m    US$m
Non-cumulative irredeemable preference shares:          
7 3/8 per cent preference shares of GBP1 each   14      14
8 1/4 per cent preference shares of GBP1 each   15      15
Non-cumulative redeemable preference shares:            
8.9 per cent preference shares of $5 each       29      29