Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
24 April 2006

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


STANDARD CHARTERED PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


LEHMAN BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE)



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


THE SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN (2)



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


9 MARCH 2006: 28,132,172
10 MARCH 2006: 14,840,671



6. Percentage of issued class


9 MARCH 2006: 2.13%
10 MARCH 2006: 1.12%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


15 MARCH 2006: 20,152,594
16 MARCH 2006: 27,837,839



8. Percentage of issued class


15 MARCH 2006: 1.53%
16 MARCH 2006: 2.11%



9. Class of security


ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50 EACH



10. Date of transactions


9 TO 16 MARCH 2006



11. Date company informed


21 APRIL 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


9 MARCH 2006:  50,528,522
10 MARCH 2006: 65,369,193
15 MARCH 2006: 45,216,599
16 MARCH 2006: 17,378,760



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


9 MARCH 2006: 3.83%
10 MARCH 2006: 4.95%
15 MARCH 2006: 3.43%
16 MARCH 2006: 1.32%



14. Any additional information


WITH EFFECT FROM 16 MARCH 2006 LEHMAN BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE) NO LONGER
HAS A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY.



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


JULIE BAMFORD, DEPUTY GROUP SECRETARY



Date of notification


24 APRIL 2006



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