Total Voting Rights

Standard Chartered PLC
31 May 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 30 May 2007 the issued share capital of Standard
Chartered PLC was as follows:


1,401,650,824 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each with voting rights of one vote for
every US$2 nominal value;


99,250,000 8 1/4 per cent non-cumulative irredeemable preference shares of £1
each with no equity voting rights;


96,035,000 7 3/8 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 (1,401,650,824 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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