Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0244C

Standard Chartered PLC

05 November 2009

 



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):  Increase in shareholding pursuant to receipt of scrip dividend

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation	Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3).	Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	02 November 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	04 November 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	From 3% - 4% (L&G)
8. Notified details:

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	80,838,465	20,209,616	81,212,041	20,303,010		4.01

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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights  Nominal Delta
NIL	NIL	NIL	NIL	NIL

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
20,303,010	4.01

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)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (20,303,010 - 4.01% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (18,110,706 - 3.58% = PMC)	Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (18,110,706 - 3.58% = PMC)	Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
	Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	N/A
12 Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	N/A
13. Additional information:	Notification using the total voting rights figure of 505,263,367
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	020 7885 7456
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B:    Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Lee Davis
Contact address	Standard Chartered PLC 1 Basinghall Avenue, London, EC2V 5DD
Phone number	020 7885 7456
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Group Corporate Secretariat

C:    Additional information

 

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