Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0789F

Standard Chartered PLC

03 October 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	N/A
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights	N/A
Other (please specify):	N/A

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation	Legal & General Group Plc (Group) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3).	Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	01 October 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	02 October 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Below 5% (Group) Below 5% (LGIM)
8. Notified details:	NIL

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares  if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ORDINARY USD0.50 GB0004082847	71,262,871	17,815,717	Below 5%	Below 5%		Below 5%

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

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Below 5%

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (Below 5%)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (Below 5%)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (Below 5%)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (16,536,421 - 4.64 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (13,288,452 -3.73 % = PMC)	Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (13,288,452 -3.73 % = PMC)	Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
	Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	NIL
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	NIL
12 Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	NIL
13. Additional information:	Notification using the total voting rights figure of 355,623,467
14. Contact name:	Lee Davis - Assistant Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7885 7456

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	020 7885 7456
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

 

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