Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
21 December 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES



All relevant boxes should be completed in block letters.

1. Name of company                                 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC                             FIDELITY INVESTMENTS


3.Please state whether notification indicates that 4.Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more
it is in respect of holding of the shareholder     than one holder, the number of shares held by
named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial each of them
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
                                                   See attached list
The shareholder named in 2

5. Number of shares/       6. Percentage of issued 7. Number of shares/      8.Percentage of Issued
amounts of stock acquired  class                   amounts of stock disposed class



858,534                                            N/A

                           0.073%                                            N/A

9. Class of security                               10. Date of transaction 11. Date company
                                                                           informed

ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50 EACH                    16 DECEMBER 2004        20 DECEMBER 2004


12. Total holding following this notification      13. Total percentage holding of issued class
                                                   following this notification

70,900,914                                         6.01%

14. Any additional information                     15. Name of contact and telephone number for
                                                   queries
N/A
                                                   BRIDGET CREEGAN - 020 7280 6119

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

................................................................   SHARON O'DONOVAN
                                                                        ASSISTANT SECRETARY

Date of notification: 21 DECEMBER 2004


FMR CORP
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co                                                           630,971
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                 4,036,049
Northern Trust London                                                                   75,500
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                                           949,851

FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Bank of New York Brussels                                                               68,700
Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd Luxembourg                                              11,564,136
Chase Manhattan Bank AG Frankfurt                                                      196,677
Citibank NA, Hong Kong Branch                                                           13,700
HSBC Trustee Limited                                                                    30,297
ING Luxembourg                                                                          15,932
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                                 872,180
National Australia Bank Melbourne                                                      288,532
Northern Trust London                                                                   97,700
RBC Global Services                                                                    157,278
State Street Bank & Trust Co, London                                                   170,512
State Street Bank Australia                                                            251,679
State Street Hong Kong                                                                  43,225
State Street Bank & Trust Co, Tokyo                                                     22,767

FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Bank of New York                                                                       213,400
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co                                                           852,605
CIBC Mellon Trust                                                                      141,911
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                   389,143
Mellon Bank NA                                                                         542,539
Northern Trust Co                                                                      904,888
Royal Trust - Toronto                                                                   16,953
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                                         2,166,238

FIDELITY INVESTMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                              24,375,914

FIDELITY PENSION MANAGEMENT
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Bank of New York, Brussels                                                           3,217,012
Bank of New York Europe London                                                         103,127
Bankers Trust London                                                                   175,000
BNP Paribas, Paris                                                                      19,724
Chase Manhattan London                                                                   7,800
Chase Manhattan Bank AG Frankfurt                                                       55,886
Citibank London                                                                        326,680
Clydesdale Bank PLC                                                                    192,240
Dexia Privatbank                                                                         6,500
HSBC Bank PLC                                                                          398,600
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                               4,752,641
Mellon Bank                                                                            862,400
Midland Securities Services                                                             87,500
Nordea Bank AB                                                                          17,600
Northern Trust London                                                                5,213,335
Societe Generale                                                                        25,800
State Street Bank & Trust Co, London                                                 2,649,978
State Street Munich                                                                     14,615

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS JAPAN
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co                                                            13,150
Master Trust Bank of Japan                                                              92,459
Nomura Trust & Banking                                                                  21,900
Trust & Cust Svcs Bank Ltd, Tokyo                                                       19,310

FIDELITY INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Bank of New York Europe London                                                       1,772,300
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                                 952,703

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS ADVISORTY (KOREA) LIMITED
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
State Street Hong Kong                                                                   8,993

FIDELITY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT HONG KONG
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Bermuda Trust Far East HK                                                              734,909
Citibank NA, Hong Kong Branch                                                           69,475




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