Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
29 September 2005

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

THE SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 AND ITS FOUR AFFILIATES: CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL S.A., 
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL, INC., CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND CAPITAL GUARDIAN 
TRUST COMPANY

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

SEE ATTACHED LIST

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A

6. Percentage of issued class

N/A

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

2,950,492

8. Percentage of issued class

0.225%

9. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50 EACH

10. Date of transaction

27 SEPTEMBER 2005

11. Date company informed

28 SEPTEMBER 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

52,419,701

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.997%

14. Any additional information

N/A

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

BRIDGET CREEGAN, 020 7280 6119

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

TERRY SKIPPEN, ASSISTANT GROUP SECRETARY

Date of notification

29 SEPTEMBER 2005


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                        The Capital Group Companies, Inc

Capital Guardian Trust Company

Registered Holders                                                               Shares
State Street Nominees Limited                                                 3,059,064
Bank of New York Nominees                                                     1,186,328
Northern Trust                                                                  268,824
Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Limited                                            4,900
Chase Nominees Limited                                                       12,192,128
BT Globenet Nominees Limited                                                    438,798
Midland Bank plc                                                              2,457,250
Cede & Co.                                                                       81,500
Deutsche Bank Mannheim                                                              800
Bankers Trust                                                                 1,031,800
Barclays Bank                                                                    75,000
Citibank London                                                                   3,600
Royal Trust                                                                       6,300
Brown Bros                                                                       20,807
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                                     2,941,122
Royal Bank of Scotland                                                           65,200
MSS Nominees Limited                                                             43,600
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                                     61,000
Citibank                                                                          7,500
RBSTB Nominees Limited                                                            2,200
Citibank NA                                                                      33,100
Deutsche Bank AG                                                                  2,200
HSBC Bank plc                                                                     1,600
Mellon Bank NA                                                                  103,600
ROY Nominees Limited                                                             27,000
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                                    905,100
HSBC                                                                             30,700
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                            852,823

                                                                             25,903,844





Capital International Limited


Registered Holders                                                               Shares
State Street Nominees Limited                                                   540,019
Bank of New York Nominees                                                     4,736,336
Northern Trust                                                                1,420,975
Chase Nominees Limited                                                        2,857,577
Midland Bank plc                                                                120,100
Bankers Trust                                                                   292,000
Barclays Bank                                                                    98,300
Citibank London                                                                 568,522
Morgan Guaranty                                                                 217,300
Nortrust Nominees                                                             3,200,714
Royal Bank of Scotland                                                          412,100
MSS Nominees Limited                                                             22,800
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                                   679,100
National Westminster Bank                                                        30,100
Lloyds Bank                                                                      11,400
Citibank                                                                         38,088
Citibank NA                                                                      27,100
Deutsche Bank AG                                                              1,349,138
Chase Manhattan Nominee Limited                                                  69,300
HSBC Bank plc                                                                   861,200
Mellon Bank NA                                                                  238,793
Northern Trust AVFC                                                              20,500
KAS UK                                                                           72,700
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                                    222,100
Bank One London                                                                 148,800
Clydesdale Bank plc                                                             116,600
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                             25,500

                                                                             18,397,162





Capital International SA


Registered Holders                                                               Shares
State Street Nominees Limited                                                    14,500
Bank of New York Nominees                                                        33,500
Chase Nominees Limited                                                        1,417,676
Midland Bank plc                                                                254,942
Barclays Bank                                                                   172,900
Pictet & Cie                                                                     19,500
Brown Bros.                                                                      53,100
Nortrust Nominees                                                                13,200
Morgan Stanley                                                                   20,859
Royal Bank of Scotland                                                          113,700
JP Morgan                                                                     1,322,918
National Westminster Bank                                                        11,600
Lloyds Bank                                                                      24,900
RBSTB Nominees Limited                                                           50,400
Citibank NA                                                                      20,300
Deutsche Bank AG                                                                 13,200
HSBC Bank plc                                                                   269,360
HSBC                                                                              5,200

                                                                              3,831,755





Capital International, Inc


Registered Holders                                                               Shares
State Street Nominees Limited                                                 1,310,309
Bank of New York Nominees                                                       425,069
Northern Trust                                                                   15,500
Chase Nominees Limited                                                        1,144,620
Midland Bank plc                                                                110,500
Bankers Trust                                                                    18,300
Citibank London                                                                  15,300
Brown Bros                                                                       83,500
Nortrust Nominees                                                               216,100
Royal Bank of Scotland                                                           65,700
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                                    260,215
Sumitomo Trust & Banking                                                         19,800
Citibank                                                                         11,300
RBSTB Nominees Limited                                                           22,900
Citibank NA                                                                     210,397
State Street Australia Limited                                                   35,000
HSBC Bank plc                                                                   120,430
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                            202,000

                                                                              4,286,940




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