Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
12 March 2008


TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of
existing shares to which voting rights are attached
                                                       

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC




2. Reason for the notification     (please state yes/no)


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

YES

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
which may result in the acquisition of shares already
issued to which voting rights are attached


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):






3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                      Lehman Brothers International (Europe)
notification obligation

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3).                            N/A

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the                          6 March 2008
threshold is crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                          12 March 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                 3%

8. Notified details:                                                            N/A







A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of       Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares              Triggering transaction

if possible using   Number of     Number of   Number of      Number of voting rights % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE       Shares        Voting      shares
                                  Rights
                                              Direct         Direct       Indirect   Direct    Indirect

                    
ORDINARY              Below 3%     Below 3%     55,484,587    13,871,146     N/A     3.93%
USD0.50
GB0004082847




B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial    Expiration date      Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting      % of voting rights
instrument                                  Period/ Date       rights that may be
                                                               acquired if the
                                                               instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.
          N/A




Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                              % of voting rights

13,871,146                                             3.93%





9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:
N/A


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                        N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease  N/A
to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold     N/A
voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

15. Contact telephone number:

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares


A:        Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)  STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

Contact address (registered office for legal
entities)                                            1 ALDERMANBURY SQUARE
                                                     LONDON EC2V 7SB

Phone number                                         0207 280 7115

Other useful information (at least legal
representative for legal persons)


B:        Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name                                            TERRY SKIPPEN

Contact address                                      STANDARD CHARTERED PLC
                                                     1 ALDERMANBURY SQUARE
                                                     LONDON EC2V 7SB
Phone number                                         0207 280 7109

Other useful information (e.g. functional            GROUP CORPORATE SECRETARIAT
relationship with the person or legal entity subject
to the notification obligation)


C:        Additional information


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