Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6692C

Standard Chartered PLC

19 March 2014

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:		Standard Chartered Plc GB0004082847
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached			n/a
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments			n/a
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights			n/a
Other (please specify):			n/a
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	UBS Investment Bank
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	UBS AG London Branch
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	17 March 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	18 March 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Below Notifiable Threshold

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0004082847

99,653,953

24,913,488

Below Notifiable Threshold

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/
Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Below Notifiable Threshold

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number:

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	Standard Chartered PLC
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	1 Basinghall Avenue, London, EC2V 5DD.
Phone number	020 7885 7154
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Alex Raistrick
Contact address	Standard Chartered PLC 1 Basinghall Avenue, London, EC2V 5DD
Phone number	020 7885 7154
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Group Corporate Secretariat