Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
24 January 2006

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


STANDARD CHARTERED PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


FIDELITY INVESTMENTS



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


N/A



6. Percentage of issued class


N/A



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


3,543,100



8. Percentage of issued class


0.3%



9. Class of security


ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50 EACH



10. Date of transaction


23 JANUARY 2006



11. Date company informed


23 JANUARY 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


114,833,806



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


8.7%



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


JULIE BAMFORD



Date of notification


24 JANUARY 2006



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FMR CORP
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co                                                         1,745,992
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                20,510,963
Northern Trust London                                                                  104,600
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                                         1,083,295
Mellon Bank N.A.                                                                       783,161
Mellon Bank N.A.                                                                        26,200
Northern Trust Company                                                               3,076,862
NFS                                                                                     31,700
N/A                                                                                    723,300

FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Bank of New York, Brussels                                                             593,300
BNP Paribas, Paris                                                                      14,500
BNP Paribas, Paris (C)                                                                  48,524
Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd, Luxembourg                                             25,146,350
Chase Manhattan Bank AG, Frankfurt                                                     383,477
HSBC Bank PLC                                                                           81,700
ING Luxembourg                                                                          29,493
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                                 273,595
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                                 152,800
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                                 969,085
National Australia Bank, Melbourne                                                      90,960
Northern Trust Company                                                                  64,000
Northern Trust London                                                                  315,740
State Street Bank & Trust Co, London                                                   293,782
State Street Bank Australia                                                            140,740
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co                                                            44,020

FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Bank of New York                                                                       410,458
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co                                                         1,989,589
CIBC Mellon Trust                                                                      260,711
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                   764,550
Mellon Bank NA                                                                         847,548
Northern Trust Co                                                                    1,307,854
Royal Trust - Toronto                                                                   35,083
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                                         4,242,531

FIDELITY INVESTMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                              23,752,192

FIDELITY PENSION MANAGEMENT
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Bank of New York, Brussels                                                           2,796,992
Bank of New York Europe, London                                                        116,727
Bankers Trust London                                                                   311,700
Chase Manhattan London                                                                   9,800
Chase Manhattan Bank AG Frankfurt                                                       79,786
Citibank London                                                                        102,110
Clydesdale Bank PLC                                                                    174,740
Dexia Privatbank                                                                         8,600
HSBC Bank PLC                                                                          477,400
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                               4,036,482
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                    42,372
Mellon Bank                                                                          1,688,688
Midland Securities Services                                                            138,300
Northern Trust London                                                                6,339,709
Societe Generale                                                                        40,700
State Street Bank & Trust Co, London                                                 2,845,461
State Street Munich                                                                     28,715

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS JAPAN
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co                                                            15,070
Master Trust Bank of Japan                                                             124,603
Nomura Trust & Banking                                                                  48,985
Trust & Cust Svcs Bank Ltd, Tokyo                                                       31,490

FIDELITY INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Bank of New York Europe, London                                                      2,256,000
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                                 993,656

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS ADVISORTY (KOREA) LIMITED
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
State Street Hong Kong                                                                  12,193

FIDELITY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT HONG KONG
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Bermuda Trust Far East HK                                                              907,783
Citibank NA, Hong Kong Branch                                                          185,505

FIDELITY INVESTMENT GESTION
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
BNP Paribas, Paris                                                                     484,000
CDC Finance                                                                             41,311

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CANADA LIMITED
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                                           156,273







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