Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
13 February 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

434,200

6. Percentage of issued class

0.03%

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

10 FEBRUARY 2006

11. Date company informed

10 FEBRUARY 2006

12. Total holding following this notification

52,851,306

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.00%

14. Any additional information

NONE

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

JULIE BAMFORD, DEPUTY GROUP SECRETARY

Date of notification

13 FEBRUARY 2006

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Registered Name                                                Number of Shares
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 914945                         474,403
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 923363                         387,213
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942229                         845,561
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942217                         815,720
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942205                         847,662
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942175                         846,125
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942187                         866,030
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245                       3,890,203
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 770286                         371,344
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206                      31,739,705
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866197                         221,163
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 904332                         271,092
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 916681                          68,072
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 922437                           6,091
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 754612                       1,951,478
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 361602                          48,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 282605                       2,164,972
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509                       1,945,256
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 766793                         355,905
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 824434                          97,413
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 924422                         382,978
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775237                         171,041
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942199                         875,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 969995                       3,085,670
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 985551                         123,209
                                                        
TOTAL                                                                52,851,306




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