Standard Chartered PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2009

Dec 8, 2009

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STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

(渣打集團有限公司)

(Registered in England and Wales number 966425)

(Stock code: 02888)

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): Increase in shareholding pursuant to receipt of scrip dividend
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation	BlackRock, Inc
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3).
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	1st December 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	4th December 2009

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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Holding has gone above 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
	Number of Shares
ORDINARY USD0.50 GB0004082847	N/A
B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date
NIL	NIL
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price
CFD	N/A

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Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
126,050,546	6.23%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited – 126,050,546 (6.23%)
On 1 December 2009, the Barclays Global Investors (BGI) business was acquired by BlackRock, Inc.
The combined holdings of BlackRock, Inc. following this acquisition triggered this disclosure requirement.
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:	N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	N/A
12 Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	N/A
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number:
ANNEX NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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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	020 7885 7456
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
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Full name	Lee Davis
Contact address	Standard Chartered PLC
1 Basinghall Avenue,
London, EC2V 5DD
Phone number	020 7885 7456
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Group Corporate Secretariat
C: Additional information
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As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of Standard Chartered PLC comprises:

Chairman: Mr John Wilfred Peace

Executive Directors: Mr Peter Alexander Sands; Mr Stefano Paolo Bertamini; Mr Gareth Richard Bullock; Mr Richard Henry Meddings and Mr Alun Michael Guest Rees;

Independent Non-Executive Directors: Mr James Frederick Trevor Dundas; Ms Valerie Frances Gooding, CBE; Mr Rudolph Harold Peter Markham; Ms Ruth Markland; Mr John Gregor Hugh Paynter; Mr Paul David Skinner and Mr Oliver Henry James Stocken.