Total Voting Rights

Standard Chartered PLC
30 March 2007

Standard Chartered PLC

Voting Rights and Capital

The following notification is made in accordance with transitional provision 6
to the Disclosure and Transparency Rules implementing the EU Transparency
Directive.

At close of business on 29 March 2007 the issued share capital of Standard
Chartered PLC was as follows:

1,385,005,882 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each with voting rights of one vote for
every US$2 nominal value;

99,250,000 81/4 per cent non-cumulative irredeemable preference shares of £1
each with no equity voting rights;

96,035,000 73/8 per cent non-cumulative irredeemable preference shares of £1
each with no equity voting rights; and

7,500 American Depository Shares representing 7,500 non-cumulative redeemable
preference shares of US$5 each with no equity voting rights.

The above figure (1,385,005,882 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each) may be used by
shareholders to determine the percentage of issued share capital they hold in
Standard Chartered PLC and if they are required to notify their interests in, or
a change to their interest in, Standard Chartered PLC under the FSA's Disclosure
and Transparency Rules.




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