Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC's Fund Management Operating Subsidiaries

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

 N/A

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

08/09/2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

09/09/2010

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0004082847 (UK Listing)

93,682,995

93,682,995

94,020,195

94,020,195

4.53%

GB0004082847 (HK listing)

9,776,997

9,776,997

9,776,997

9,776,997

0.47%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

103,797,192

 5.01%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

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

020 7885 7456

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

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