Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
20 May 2005

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

14,791,773                                         N/A
                           1.14%                                             N/A



9. Class of security                               10. Date of transaction 11. Date company
                                                                           informed
                                                                           19 MAY 2005
ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50 EACH                    18 MAY 2005



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

105,693,479                                        8.13%


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

................................................................   JULIE BAMFORD
                                                                        DEPUTY GROUP SECRETARY

Date of notification: 20 MAY 2005






FMR CORP
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co                                                         1,187,721
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                 9,927,749
Northern Trust London                                                                   88,200
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                                         1,285,200
Mellon Bank N.A.                                                                        32,300
Northern Trust Company                                                               1,389,100

FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Bank of New York, Brussels                                                             621,900
BNP Paribas, Paris                                                                      31,124
Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd, Luxembourg                                             22,672,475
Chase Manhattan Bank AG, Frankfurt                                                     196,677
Citibank NA, Hong Kong Branch                                                           15,100
ING Luxembourg                                                                          15,932
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                                 765,331
National Australia Bank, Melbourne                                                     343,551
Northern Trust London                                                                  284,340
State Street Bank & Trust Co, London                                                   202,772
State Street Bank Australia                                                            228,152
State Street Bank & Trust Co, Tokyo                                                     20,367

FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Bank of New York                                                                       242,300
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co                                                         1,139,005
CIBC Mellon Trust                                                                      133,911
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                   439,143
Mellon Bank NA                                                                         519,402
Northern Trust Co                                                                      780,722
Royal Trust - Toronto                                                                   16,953
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                                         2,418,328

FIDELITY INVESTMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                              32,693,862

FIDELITY PENSION MANAGEMENT
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Bank of New York, Brussels                                                           3,385,108
Bank of New York Europe, London                                                        109,627
Bankers Trust London                                                                   275,500
Chase Manhattan London                                                                   9,100
Chase Manhattan Bank AG Frankfurt                                                       65,986
Citibank London                                                                        359,710
Clydesdale Bank PLC                                                                    259,340
Dexia Privatbank                                                                         7,600
HSBC Bank PLC                                                                          539,100
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                               7,327,751
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                    37,100
Mellon Bank                                                                          1,213,200
Midland Securities Services                                                            138,200
Nordea Bank AB                                                                          20,500
Northern Trust London                                                                6,661,409
Societe Generale                                                                        25,800
State Street Bank & Trust Co, London                                                 3,102,231
State Street Munich                                                                     14,615

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS JAPAN
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co                                                            13,150
Master Trust Bank of Japan                                                              65,680
Nomura Trust & Banking                                                                  27,250
Trust & Cust Svcs Bank Ltd, Tokyo                                                       18,140

FIDELITY INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Bank of New York Europe, London                                                      2,159,700
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                               1,287,777

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS ADVISORTY (KOREA) LIMITED
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
State Street Hong Kong                                                                  10,693

FIDELITY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT HONG KONG
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
Bermuda Trust Far East HK                                                              751,709
Citibank NA, Hong Kong Branch                                                           74,575

FIDELITY INVESTMENT GESTION
Registered Holders                                                                      Shares
CDC Finance                                                                             41,311



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