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Standard Chartered PLC 24 March 2004 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES All relevant boxes should be completed in block letters. 1. Name of company 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest STANDARD CHARTERED PLC THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC 3.Please state whether notification indicates that it is 4.Name of the registered holder(s) and, if in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 more than one holder, the number of above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in shares held by each of them the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 SEE ATTACHED LIST THE SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 AND ITS FOUR AFFILIATES, CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL S.A., CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INC., CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY 5. Number of shares/amounts 6. Percentage of 7. Number of shares/ 8.Percentage of of stock acquired issued class amounts of stock issued class disposed 14,320,689 1.1% N/A N/A 9. Class of security 10. Date of transaction 11. Date company informed ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50 EACH 22 MARCH 2004 24 MARCH 2004 12. Total holding following this notification 13. Total percentage holding of issued class 53,798,237 following this notification 4.58% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number N/A for queries SHARON O'DONOVAN 020 7280 7110 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification ................................................................. JULIE BAMFORD DEPUTY GROUP SECRETARY Date of notification: 24 MARCH 2004 The Capital Group Companies, Inc Capital International S.A. Registered Holders Shares State Street Nominees Limited 8,600 Chase Nominees Limited 1,772,076 Midland Bank PLC 221,884 Barclays Bank 237,500 Pictet & Cie, Geneva 9,500 Citibank London 10,800 Brown Bros. 46,100 Nortrust Nominees 11,500 Morgan Stanley 18,000 Royal Bank of Scotland 156,900 JP Morgan 583,818 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 69,600 National Westminster Bank 43,200 Lloyds Bank 47,400 RBSTB Nominees Limited 31,500 Citibank NA 27,000 Deutsche Bank AG 15,200 HSBC Bank PLC 159,600 3,470,178 Capital International, Inc Registered Holders Shares State Street Nominees Limited 1,900,283 Bank of New York Nominees 571,557 Northern Trust 28,500 Chase Nominees Limited 1,974,946 Midland Bank PLC 103,600 Deutsche Bank Mannheim 23,800 Bankers Trust 24,800 Citibank London 74,500 Nortrust Nominees 515,900 Royal Bank of Scotland 154,900 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 367,915 RBSTB Nominees Limited 26,000 Citibank NA 276,297 HSBC Bank PLC 142,031 JP Morgan Chase Bank 131,100 6,316,129 Capital International Limited Registered Holders Shares State Street Nominees Limited 401,900 Bank of New York Nominees 2,672,029 Northern Trust 286,801 Chase Nominees Limited 1,401,277 Midland Bank PLC 49,400 Bankers Trust 214,700 Barclays Bank 49,200 Citibank London 149,000 Morgan Guaranty 116,400 Nortrust Nominees 1,575,020 Royal Bank of Scotland 292,700 State Street Bank & Trust Co 357,800 Deutsche Bank AG 691,100 HSBC Bank PLC 343,500 Mellon Bank NA 38,293 KAS UK 30,500 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 177,600 Bank One London 42,600 Clydesdale Bank PLC 41,100 8,930,920 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Holders Shares State Street Nominees Limited 5,403,900 Bank of New York Nominees 1,036,558 Chase Nominees Limited 15,362,583 BT Globenet Nominees Limited 426,298 Midland Bank PLC 4,932,640 Cede & Co. 5,600 Deutsche Bank Mannheim 900 Bankers Trust 1,439,500 Barclays Bank 227,200 Citibank London 108,700 Nortrust Nominees Limited 4,830,851 Royal Bank of Scotland 43,200 MSS Nominees Limited 39,000 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 27,200 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 1,700 Deutsche Bank AG 2,200 HSBC Bank PLC 3,680 Mellon Bank NA 85,700 ROY Nominees Limited 35,600 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 1,036,200 HSBC 28,000 JP Morgan Chase Bank 3,800 35,081,010 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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