Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
30 March 2006



                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


FIDELITY INVESTMENTS


3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial 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


THE SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN (2)


4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


SEE ATTACHED LIST


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


N/A



6. Percentage of issued class


N/A



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


10,387,482



8. Percentage of issued class


0.787%



9. Class of security


ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50 EACH



10. Date of transaction


29 MARCH 2006



11. Date company informed


29 MARCH 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


104,446,324



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


7.912%



14. Any additional information


NONE



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


SARAH WILLIAMS,  020 7280 6123



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


JULIE BAMFORD, DEPUTY GROUP SECRETARY



Date of notification


30 MARCH 2006



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FMR CORP
Registered Holders

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co                                                        2,337,192
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                               22,471,649
Northern Trust London                                                                 104,600
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                                        1,204,695
Mellon Bank N.A.                                                                       26,100
Mellon Bank N.A.                                                                    1,317,361
Northern Trust Company                                                              2,700,362
Investors Bank and trust                                                                4,100
N/A                                                                                    31,700
Citibank NA                                                                            25,000

FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Registered Holders

Bank of New York, Brussels                                                            574,400
BNP Paribas, Paris                                                                     15,300
BNP Paribas, Paris (c)                                                                 62,624
Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd, Luxembourg                                            20,432,929
Chase Manhattan Bank AG, Frankfurt                                                    370,477
HSBC Bank PLC                                                                          81,700
ING Luxembourg                                                                         29,493
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                              3,405,510
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                                152,800
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                                266,085
National Australia Bank, Melbourne                                                     87,260
Northern Trust Company                                                                 64,000
Northern Trust London                                                                 285,340
State Street Bank & Trust Co, London                                                  300,422
State Street Bank Australia                                                           140,740
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co                                                           44,020

FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY
Registered Holders

Bank of New York                                                                      424,958
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co                                                        1,965,989
CIBC Mellon Trust                                                                     261,021
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                  769,350
Mellon Bank NA                                                                        761,948
Northern Trust Co                                                                   1,192,314
Royal Trust - Toronto                                                                  35,083
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                                        4,094,277

FIDELITY INVESTMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Registered Holders
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                             18,572,859


FIDELITY PENSION MANAGEMENT
Registered Holders
Bank of New York, Brussels                                                          2,392,881
Bankers Trust London                                                                  311,700
Chase Manhattan London                                                                  8,200
Chase Manhattan Bank AG Frankfurt                                                      79,786
Clydesdale Bank PLC                                                                   175,240
Dexia Privatbank                                                                        8,600
HSBC Bank PLC                                                                         334,600
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                              3,177,547
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                                   42,372
Mellon Bank                                                                         1,567,900
Midland Securities Services                                                           138,300
Northern Trust London                                                               4,239,823
Societe Generale                                                                       40,700
State Street Bank & Trust Co, London                                                1,960,394
N/A                                                                                   724,500

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS JAPAN
Registered Holders
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co                                                           16,240
Master Trust Bank of Japan                                                            119,003
Nomura Trust & Banking                                                                 48,985
Trust & Cust Svcs Bank Ltd, Tokyo                                                      31,490

FIDELITY INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL
Registered Holders
Bank of New York Europe, London                                                     1,638,500
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                                716,763

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS ADVISORY (KOREA) LIMITED
Registered Holders
State Street Hong Kong                                                                 12,193

FIDELITY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT HONG KONG
Registered Holders
Bermuda Trust Far East HK                                                             918,760
Citibank NA, Hong Kong Branch                                                         185,505

FIDELITY INVESTMENT GESTION
Registered Holders
BNP Paribas, Paris                                                                    598,900
CDC Finance                                                                            47,511

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CANADA LIMITED
Registered Holders
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                                          296,273

                                                                                  104,446,324






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