Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
07 December 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                             FIDELITY INVESTMENTS


3.Please state whether notification indicates that 4.Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more
it is in respect of holding of the shareholder     than one holder, the number of shares held by
named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial each of them
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
                                                   See attached list
The shareholder named in 2

5. Number of shares/       6. Percentage of issued 7. Number of shares/      8.Percentage of Issued
amounts of stock acquired  class                   amounts of stock disposed class

N/A                        N/A                     1,104,732                   0.094%

9. Class of security                               10. Date of transaction 11. Date company
                                                                           informed

ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50 EACH                    3 DECEMBER 2004         4 DECEMBER 2004


12. Total holding following this notification      13. Total percentage holding of issued class
                                                   following this notification

70,042,380                                         5.94%

14. Any additional information                     15. Name of contact and telephone number for
                                                   queries
N/A
                                                   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: 7 DECEMBER 2004



FIDELITY INVESTMENTS ADVISORY (KOREA) LIMITEDPRIVATE
Registered holders                                                                       Shares
State Street Hong Kong                                                                    8,993

FIDELITY INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL
Registered holders                                                                       Shares
Bank of New York Europe LDN                                                           1,772,300
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                                  952,703

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS JAPAN
Registered holders                                                                       Shares
Brown Brothers Harriman and Co                                                           13,150
Master Trust Bank of Japan                                                               92,459
Nomura Trust and Banking                                                                 21,900
Trust & Cust Svcs BK, Toko                                                               19,310

FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Registered holders                                                                       Shares
Bank of New York Brussels                                                                68,700
Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd Lux                                                      11,551,936
Chase Manhattan Bank AG Frankfurt                                                       196,677
Citibank NA, Hong Kong                                                                   13,700
HSBC Trustee Ltd                                                                         30,297
ING Luxembourg                                                                           15,932
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                                  871,480
National Astl Bk Melbourne                                                              288,532
Northern Trust London                                                                    97,700
RBC Global Services                                                                     157,278
State Street Bank and Trust Co London                                                   168,612
State Street Bank Australia                                                             245,079
State Street Hong Kong                                                                   43,225
State Street T&B Co Ltd Tokyo                                                            22,767

FIDELITY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT HONG KONG
Registered holders                                                                       Shares
Bermuda Trust Far East HK                                                               734,909
Citibank NA, Hong Kong                                                                   69,475

FIDELITY INVESTMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Registered holders                                                                       Shares
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                               24,430,049

FMR CORP
Registered holders                                                                       Shares
Brown Brothers Harriman and Co                                                          630,971
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                  4,036,049
Northern Trust London                                                                    75,500
State Street Bank and Trust Co                                                          941,451

FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY
Registered holders                                                                       Shares
Bank of New York                                                                        210,500
Brown Brothers Harriman and Co                                                          779,218
CIBC Mellon Trust                                                                       141,731
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                    389,143
Mellon Bank N.A.                                                                        542,539
Northern Trust Co                                                                       904,888
Royal Trust - Toronto                                                                    16,953
State Street Bank and Trust Co                                                        2,136,618

FIDELITY PENSION MANAGEMENT
Registered holders                                                                       Shares
Bank of New York Brussels                                                             3,225,112
Bank of New York Europe Ldn                                                             103,127
Bankers Trust London                                                                    175,000
BNP Paribas, Paris                                                                       19,724
Chase Manhattan London                                                                    7,800
Chase Manhattan Bank AG Frankfurt                                                        55,886
Citibank London                                                                         326,680
Clydesdale Bank Plc                                                                     192,240
Dexia Privatbank                                                                          6,500
HSBC Bank Plc                                                                           396,000
JP Morgan, Bournmouth                                                                 4,170,241
Mellon Bank                                                                             862,400
Midland Securities Services                                                              87,500
Nordea Bank AB                                                                           17,600
Northern Trust London                                                                 5,020,953
Societe Generale                                                                         25,800
State Street Bank and Trust Co London                                                 2,642,478
State Street Munich                                                                      14,615




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