Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
19 May 2006



                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


STANDARD CHARTERED PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED



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)



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


252,396



6. Percentage of issued class


0.019%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


N/A



8. Percentage of issued class


N/A



9. Class of security


ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50 EACH



10. Date of transaction


17 MAY 2006



11. Date company informed


18 MAY 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


53,103,702



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


3.99%



14. Any additional information


NONE



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


TERRY SKIPPEN, 020 7280 7109



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


TERRY SKIPPEN, ASSISTANT GROUP SECRETARY



Date of notification


19 MAY 2006



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Registered Name                                                         Number of Shares
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 914945                                  474,229
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 923363                                  375,683
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942229                                  829,561
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942217                                  835,520
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942205                                  836,062
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942175                                  831,125
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942187                                  833,230
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245                                3,897,451
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 770286                                  334,600
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206                               31,867,181
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866197                                  220,284
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 904332                                  278,021
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 916681                                   69,709
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 754612                                2,037,078
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 361602                                   47,200
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 282605                                2,116,672
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509                                2,060,737
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 766793                                  351,805
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 824434                                  102,152
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 924422                                  364,778
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775237                                  165,841
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942199                                  836,600
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 969995                                3,156,882
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 985551                                  174,800
Citibank, London A/C 6011467727                                                    6,391
Citibank, London A/C 6011467484                                                      110
TOTAL                                                                         53,103,702




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