Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
31 October 2007

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):






3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                          Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
notification obligation

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from     Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited
3).                                                                            (PMC)

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the                         17 October 2007
threshold is crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                         30 October 2007

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       Situation previous to    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares              the Triggering
                    transaction
if possible using
the ISIN CODE       Number of    Number of   Number of      Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
                    Shares       Voting      shares
                                 Rights
                                             Direct         Direct        Indirect   Direct    Indirect

                    47,526,644   11,881,661  57,361,033     14,340,258               4.08
ORDINARY
USD0.50
GB0004082847




B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial    Expiration date      Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting      % of voting rights
instrument                                  Period/ Date       rights that may be
                                                               acquired if the
                                                               instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                              % of voting rights
         14,340,258                                          4.08





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) (14,340,258 - 4.08% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited        Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (12,426,981- 3.54% = PMC)                     (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC)  Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
(12,426,981- 3.54% = PMC)                                       (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  N/A
to hold:

12 Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold     N/A
voting rights:

13. Additional information:                          Notification using the total voting rights figure of
                                                     350,859,855

                                                     Please note this notification has been delayed due
                                                     to the large number of disclosures required
                                                     following a substantial amount of new business which
                                                     has come to us in the form of an in-specie transfer.
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                                         0207 280 7483
Other useful information (at least legal
representative for legal persons)


B:        Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name                                            TERRY SKIPPEN
Contact address                                      STANDARD CHARTERED PLC
                                                     1 ALDERMANBURY SQUARE
                                                     LONDON EC2V 7SB
Phone number                                         0207 280 7109
Other useful information (e.g. functional            GROUP CORPORATE SECRETARIAT
relationship with the person or legal entity subject
to the notification obligation)


C:        Additional information





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