Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
19 December 2005

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


STANDARD CHARTERED PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18


THE SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN (2)



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


SEE ATTACHED LIST



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


6,146,294



6. Percentage of issued class


0.47%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


N/A



8. Percentage of issued class


N/A



9. Class of security


ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50 EACH



10. Date of transaction


16 DECEMBER 2005



11. Date company informed


16 DECEMBER 2005



12. Total holding following this notification


52,772,906



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


4.01%



14. Any additional information


NONE



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


BRIDGET CREEGAN, 020 7280 6119



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


SHARON O'DONOVAN, ASSISTANT SECRETARY



Date of notification


19 DECEMBER 2005



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Registered Name                                                                 Number of Shares
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 914945                                          465,003
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 923363                                          395,113
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942217                                          815,720
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942229                                          845,561
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942205                                          847,662
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942175                                          846,125
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942187                                          866,030
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245                                        4,134,017
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 130007                                          156,825
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 770286                                          230,190
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206                                       31,580,847
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866197                                          229,063
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 904332                                          265,492
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 916681                                           66,572
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 922437                                            6,091
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 754612                                        1,951,478
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 361602                                           48,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 282605                                        2,164,972
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509                                        1,909,356
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 766793                                          355,905
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 824434                                           97,413
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 924422                                          382,978
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775237                                          171,041
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942199                                          875,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 969995                                        3,037,666
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 985551                                           28,786
TOTAL                                                                                 52,772,906




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