Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
21 July 2006



On 20 July 2006, Standard Chartered PLC (the 'Company') was notified by Temasek
Holdings (Private) Limited ('Temasek') under Companies Act 1985 that Temasek's
wholly-owned subsidiary, Dover Investments Pte Ltd, had completed the
acquisition of 152,399,222 ordinary shares in the Company announced on 27 March
2006.  Temasek's notification also identified the registered holders selling the
shares.  These shares, together with Temasek's interest of 966,714 shares
notified on 27 March 2006, represent 11.5 per cent of the issued ordinary share
capital of the Company.  The acquired shares comprised interests within the
estate of the late Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat ('Estate') and interests of Goodwood
Park Hotel Limited ('Goodwood Park') and Glen Holdings (Pte) Limited ('Glen').
On 20 July 2006, the Company also received a notification on behalf of the
Estate, Goodwood Park and Glen and certain other persons (together, the 'Sellers
') of the sale of these shares.

The Company was also notified on 20 July 2006 that the agreement relating to the
sale and purchase contains certain provisions which mean that until 20 January
2007, under technical Companies Act provisions, the Sellers are treated as
interested by attribution in ordinary shares in which Temasek is interested and
vice versa.  The Company was further notified that certain of the Sellers are
beneficially interested in an aggregate of 183,355 ordinary shares.
Accordingly, by virtue of the technical Companies Act provisions referred to
above, all of the Sellers and Temasek are treated as interested by attribution
in such ordinary shares.


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