Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
14 March 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            N/A


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments    N/A
which may result in the acquisition of shares already
issued to which voting rights are attached


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights       N/A


Other (please specify):                                Agreement re. disposal of shares ceasing to apply and
                                                       change of law.





3. Full name of person(s) subject to the             Claymore (Private) Limited
notification obligation
                                                     Daiwa (Malaya) Private Limited

                                                     Dollar Holdings (Private) Limited

                                                     Dumont Holdings Pte. Ltd.

                                                     Dumont Enterprises Pte. Ltd.

                                                     Epic Holdings (Private) Limited

                                                     Glen Holdings (Pte) Limited

                                                     Goodwood Park Hotel Limited

                                                     Hotel Holdings (Private) Limited

                                                     Industrial Syndicate (Private) Limited

                                                     Kendo Limited

                                                     Khoo Foundation

                                                     Lydgate Holdings Limited

                                                     Margana Holdings Limited

                                                     Near East Resources Limited

                                                     Palfrey Limited

                                                     Rumah Nanas Rubber Estate Sendirian Berhad

                                                     Soon Yee (Private) Limited

                                                     Sino Direct Limited

                                                     Tanglin Investments (Private) Limited

                                                     Teepee Properties Sdn. Bhd.

                                                     Tipton Grange Investments Limited

                                                     York Hotel (Private) Limited

                                                     Estate of Tan Khoo Teck Puat

                                                     Mavis Khoo Bee Geok

                                                     Elizabeth Khoo

                                                     Jacqueline Khoo Kim Geok

                                                     Eric Khoo Kim Hai


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from    Nortrust Nominees Limited
3).
                                                     Kim Eng. Securities Pte Ltd

                                                     Intan Sendirian Berhad

                                                     Securities (Nominees) Private Limited

                                                     Mavis Khoo Bee Geok

                                                     Elizabeth Khoo

                                                     Jacqueline Khoo Kim Geok

                                                     Eric Khoo Kim Hai
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
                                                     20 January 2007
6. Date on which issuer notified:

                                                     13 March 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

                                                     11% and all thresholds below that number
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            153,534,049    38,383,512  Below 3%      Below 3%      Below 3%   Below 3%  Below 3%
USD0.50
GB0004082847




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.

Below 3%             Below 3%             Below 3%             Below 3%              Below 3%




Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                              % of voting rights

Below 3%                                             Below 3%





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




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:                          The person making this notification ceased to have a
                                                     notifiable interest in Standard Chartered PLC as a
                                                     result of (i) an agreement subject previously to
                                                     sections 204 and 205 of the Companies Act 1985
                                                     ceasing to apply and (ii) a change in law.  Each of
                                                     these events occurred on the same date (20 January
                                                     2007).
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





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