24th Apr 2006 14:08
Standard Chartered PLC24 April 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company STANDARD CHARTERED PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest LEHMAN BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE) 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse 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 ofshares held by each of them THE SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN (2) 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 9 MARCH 2006: 28,132,17210 MARCH 2006: 14,840,671 6. Percentage of issued class 9 MARCH 2006: 2.13%10 MARCH 2006: 1.12% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 15 MARCH 2006: 20,152,59416 MARCH 2006: 27,837,839 8. Percentage of issued class 15 MARCH 2006: 1.53%16 MARCH 2006: 2.11% 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.50 EACH 10. Date of transactions 9 TO 16 MARCH 2006 11. Date company informed 21 APRIL 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 9 MARCH 2006: 50,528,52210 MARCH 2006: 65,369,19315 MARCH 2006: 45,216,59916 MARCH 2006: 17,378,760 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 9 MARCH 2006: 3.83%10 MARCH 2006: 4.95%15 MARCH 2006: 3.43%16 MARCH 2006: 1.32% 14. Any additional information WITH EFFECT FROM 16 MARCH 2006 LEHMAN BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE) NO LONGERHAS A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries BRIDGET CREEGAN, 020 7280 6119 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification JULIE BAMFORD, DEPUTY GROUP SECRETARY Date of notification 24 APRIL 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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