Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
22 August 2006


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

BARCLAYS PLC


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

N/A


8. Percentage of issued class

N/A


9. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50 EACH


10. Date of transaction

16 AUGUST 2006


11. Date company informed

21 AUGUST 2006


12. Total holding following this notification

43,058,158


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.24%


14. Any additional information

N/A


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

JULIE BAMFORD, 020 7280 7024


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

JULIE BAMFORD, DEPUTY GROUP SECRETARY


Date of notification

22 AUGUST 2006


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Barclays PLC


Registered Holders                        Account                         Number
                                          Designation                  of Shares

Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                     21,123,258
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                        702,005
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                      5,036,096
Barclays Trust Co & Others                                                 2,400
Barclays Trust Co As Exec/Adm                                                 11
Barclays Trust Co                                                         10,000
Barclays Trust Co                                                            190
Barclays Trust Co                                                         41,721
Chase Nominees Limited                    16376                          639,291
Chase Nominees Limited                    28270                          433,924
Clydesdale Nominees                       32349601                         1,686
Clydesdale Nominees                       32449201                         4,990
Clydesdale Nominees                       59396501                           956
Clydesdale Nominees                       59419801                           313
Clydesdale Nominees                       59553401                         1,175
Clydesdale Nominees                       59571201                           683
Clydesdale Nominees                       59710301                           674
Clydesdale Nominees                       59732401                         1,616
Clydesdale Nominees                       59737501                         2,134
Clydesdale Nominees                       59738301                         2,760
Clydesdale Nominees                       59744801                         1,322
Clydesdale Nominees                       64544201                         1,928
Clydesdale Nominees                       65136101                           750
Clydesdale Nominees                       66860401                           633
Clydesdale Nominees                       67940101                         8,630
Clydesdale Nominees                       68640801                         2,500
Clydesdale Nominees                       69108801                         1,121
Clydesdale Nominees                       69238601                         2,645
Clydesdale Nominees                       69340401                           733
Clydesdale Nominees                       69732901                         5,825
Clydesdale Nominees                       69738801                           477
Clydesdale Nominees                       69771001                        13,500
Clydesdale Nominees                       69772801                        13,500
Clydesdale Nominees                       69829501                         1,194
Clydesdale Nominees                       70295001                           586
Clydesdale Nominees                       70314001                           719
Clydesdale Nominees                       70331001                           681
Clydesdale Nominees                       70335301                         1,465
Clydesdale Nominees                       70339601                           935
Clydesdale Nominees                       70387601                           526
Clydesdale Nominees                       70388401                           995
Clydesdale Nominees                       70391401                           603
Clydesdale Nominees                       80750701                         3,706
Clydesdale Nominees                       80766301                           912
Clydesdale Nominees                       83011801                           792
Clydesdale Nominees                       86680501                         1,051
Clydesdale Nominees                       88608301                           827
Clydesdale Nominees                       120010601                        2,900
Clydesdale Nominees                       120142001                        12000
Clydesdale Nominees                       300000001                          939
Clydesdale Nominees                       310007101                        1,461
Clydesdale Nominees                       310042001                        1,134
Clydesdale Nominees                       310092601                        2,553
Clydesdale Nominees                       310128001                        1,252
Clydesdale Nominees                       310186801                          617
Clydesdale Nominees                       310205801                          674
Clydesdale Nominees                       310231701                          733
Clydesdale Nominees                       310246501                        8,415
Clydesdale Nominees                       310254601                        1,505
Clydesdale Nominees                       310255401                        7,320
Clydesdale Nominees                       310266001                          519
Clydesdale Nominees                       310311901                        1,036
Clydesdale Nominees                       310589801                          524
Clydesdale Nominees                       310590101                          314
Clydesdale Nominees                       310594401                          649
Clydesdale Nominees                       700009301                        1,039
Clydesdale Nominees                       700066201                          831
Clydesdale Nominees                       700083201                          660
Clydesdale Nominees                       700106501                          851
Clydesdale Nominees                       59579802                         1,337
Clydesdale Nominees                       70160102                         1,740
Clydesdale Nominees                       70383302                         3,928
Clydesdale Nominees                       87093402                         1,000
Clydesdale Nominees                       70309403                           771
Clydesdale Nominees                       87093403                           400
Gerrard Nominees Limited                  611717                           1,615
Gerrard Nominees Limited                  635860                             700
Gerrard Nominees Limited                  637739                             425
Gerrard Nominees Limited                  642367                           2,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited                  643975                           1,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited                  650668                           1,750
Gerrard Nominees Limited                  653035                           1,200
Gerrard Nominees Limited                  658574                           1,500
Gerrard Nominees Limited                  658729                             550
Gerrard Nominees Limited                  660632                           1,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited                  660758                           5,500
Gerrard Nominees Limited                  660851                           6,150
Gerrard Nominees Limited                  768557                           7,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited                  770101                           7,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited                  774160                             700
Gerrard Nominees Limited                  781271                           2,700
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited                                          99,088
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited          126066DA                           750
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                             300,915
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                              36,202
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                              78,432
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                   16331                          345,860
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                   16338                           78,551
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                   13641                          724,098
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                   13642                          166,692
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                   16400                       10,519,729
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                   17011                           22,700
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                   18408                           56,350
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                             1,149,120
R C Greig Nominees Limited                AK1                            343,360
R C Greig Nominees Limited                BL1                             42,601
R C Greig Nominees Limited                CM1                             15,908
R C Greig Nominees Limited                GP1                             60,316
R C Greig Nominees Limited                SA1                             37,154
Reflex Nominees Limited                                                    1,433
Reflex Nominees Limited                                                    5,973
State Street Bank & Trust - WI                                            13,149
State Street Bank and Trust Co                                            38,000
Zeban Nominees Limited                                                   749,446

TOTAL                                                                 43,058,158




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