Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
15 February 2007

TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of
existing shares to which voting rights are attached

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC




2. Reason for the notification     (please state yes/no)


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                         No


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                 No
which may result in the acquisition of shares already
issued to which voting rights are attached


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                    No


Other (please specify):                               First notification under DTR Sourcebook






3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification            LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (L&G)
obligation
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3).                          N/A
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the                              N/A
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                        14 FEBRUARY 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                           Above 3% (L&G)
8. Notified details:







A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of      Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares             Triggering transaction

 if possible using Number of     Number of   Number of      Number of voting rights % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE      Shares        Voting      shares
                                 Rights
                                             Direct         Direct       Indirect   Direct    Direct


ORDINARY           53,103,702    3.99%       47,526,644     11,881,661              3.43
USD0.50
GB0004082847       (Under s198
                   on 16.05.06)




B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial   Expiration date      Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting      % of voting rights
instrument                                 Period/ Date       rights that may be
                                                              acquired if the
                                                              instrument is
                                                              exercised/ converted.







Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                             % of voting rights
11,881,661                                          3.43





9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments
are effectively held, if applicable:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)
(LGIM)
          Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (11,881,661 - 3.43% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)   Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)                          (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)    Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS &
Limited  (PMC)                                     LGPL)
                                                   Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)


Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                               N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                         N/A
to hold:
12 Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                            N/A
voting rights:
13. Additional information:                         Notification using the total voting rights figure of
                                                    346,182,442

                                                    First notification under DTR Sourcebook
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 ALDERMANBURY SQUARE, LONDON EC2V 7SB
Phone number                                        0207 280 7483
Other useful information (at least legal
representative for legal persons)


B:        Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name                                           MR TERRY SKIPPEN
Contact address                                     STANDARD CHARTERED PLC, 1 ALDERMANBURY SQUARE,
                                                    LONDON EC2V 7SB
Phone number                                        0207 280 7109
Other useful information (e.g. functional           GROUP CORPORATE SECRETARIAT
relationship with the person or legal entity
subject to the notification obligation)


C:        Additional information
N/A




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