Holding(s) in Company

Standard Chartered PLC
08 June 2006



                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


STANDARD CHARTERED PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC



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 AND ITS FOUR AFFILIATES:
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL S.A., CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY



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


13,372,250



8. Percentage of issued class


1.01%



9. Class of security


ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50 EACH



10. Date of transaction


5 JUNE 2006



11. Date company informed


7 JUNE 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


39,047,451



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


2.94%



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


8 JUNE 2006



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The Capital Group Companies, Inc





Capital Guardian Trust Company


Registered Shareholders                                                  Shares
State Street Nominees Limited                                         2,804,164
Bank of New York Nominees                                             1,132,228
Northern Trust                                                          289,062
Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Limited                                    4,900
Chase Nominees Limited                                               11,633,347
BT Globenet Nominees Limited                                            449,298
Midland Bank plc                                                      2,101,250
Cede & Co.                                                               84,700
Deutsche Bank Mannheim                                                      800
Bankers Trust                                                           991,800
Barclays Bank                                                            53,500
Citibank London                                                           2,700
Royal Trust                                                               8,300
Brown Bros                                                               32,707
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                             2,530,076
MSS Nominees Limited                                                     43,600
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                             72,900
Citibank                                                                  4,100
Citibank NA                                                              33,100
Deutsche Bank AG                                                          2,200
HSBC Bank plc                                                               900
Mellon Bank NA                                                          135,200
ROY Nominees Limited                                                     25,500
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                            682,512
Bank One London                                                           2,200
HSBC                                                                     30,700
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                    964,323

                                                                     24,116,067





Capital International Limited


Registered Shareholders                                                  Shares
State Street Nominees Ltd                                               210,300
Bank of New York Nominees                                             3,005,290
Northern Trust                                                        1,310,636
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                    1,666,341
Midland Bank plc                                                         61,900
Barclays Bank                                                            31,400
Citibank London                                                          97,300
Morgan Guaranty                                                         217,300
Nortrust Nominees                                                     1,799,783
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                           554,500
Lloyds Bank                                                               5,800
Citibank NA                                                             135,300
Deutsche Bank AG                                                        367,000
HSBC Bank plc                                                           754,500
Mellon Bank NA                                                          102,900
Northern Trust AVFC                                                     198,100
KAS UK                                                                   12,500
Bank One London                                                         106,900
Clydesdale Bank plc                                                      38,700
HSBC                                                                      3,100
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                      4,400
Raiffeisen Zentral Bank                                                 234,300
Fortis Bank                                                               4,000
Metzler Seel Sohn & Co                                                    3,600
Nordea Bank                                                              27,422
Bayerische Hypo Und Vereinsbank AG                                        6,100

                                                                     10,959,372





Capital International SA


Registered Shareholders                                                  Shares
State Street Nominees Limited                                             7,000
Chase Nominees Limited                                                  834,076
Midland Bank plc                                                         50,600
Barclays Bank                                                           150,700
Pictet & Cie                                                             21,900
Brown Bros.                                                              36,900
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                             29,900
Lloyds Bank                                                               5,900
HSBC Bank plc                                                           117,160
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                      5,500
Lombard Odier Et Cie, Geneva                                             56,600
Metzler Seel Sohn & Co                                                    4,400

                                                                      1,320,636





Capital International, Inc


Registered Shareholders                                                  Shares
State Street Nominees Limited                                           966,809
Bank of New York Nominees                                               270,669
Northern Trust                                                            7,400
Chase Nominees Limited                                                  411,820
Midland Bank plc                                                        120,100
Bankers Trust                                                             2,900
Brown Bros                                                               90,600
Nortrust Nominees                                                        90,524
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                            246,915
Sumitomo Trust & Banking                                                 24,100
Citibank                                                                  4,900
Citibank NA                                                              72,909
State Street Australia Limited                                           35,000
HSBC Bank plc                                                            91,930
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                    214,800

                                                                      2,651,376






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