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Standard Chartered PLC08 March 2007 TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached 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 N/Awhich may result in the acquisition of sharesalready issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights N/A Other (please specify): N/A 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Temasek Holdings (Private) Limitednotification obligation Fullerton Management Pte Ltd Dover Investments Pte. Ltd. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from Nortrust Nominees Ltd3). 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 7 March 2007threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 8 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Temasek Holdings - From 11% to 12% Fullerton Management Pte Ltd - From 11% to 12% Dover Investments Pte. Ltd. - Above 11% 8. Notified details: NIL A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares Triggering transaction if possible using Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsthe ISIN CODE Shares Voting shares Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Direct 153,324,146 38,331,036 NIL NIL 41,537,670 NIL 12.00%ORDINARYUSD0.50 (See (1) in (Based on 1 (Based on 1GB0004082847 Additional voting voting Information right for right for in Box 13) every every US$2.00 US$2.00 nominal nominal value of value of shares) shares) B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting % of voting rightsinstrument Period/ Date rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 41,537,670 (Based on 1 voting right for every 12.00%US$2.00 nominal value of shares) 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable: Temasek Holdings (Indirect) - 166,150,682 shares (41,537,670 voting rights based on 1 voting right for every US$2.00nominal value of shares) = 12.00% (See (2) in Additional Information in Box 13) Fullerton Management Private Limited (Indirect) - 166,150,682 shares (41,537,670 voting rights based on 1 voting rightfor every US$2.00 nominal value of shares) = 12.00% (See (2) in Additional Information in Box 13) Dover Investments Pte. Ltd. (Direct) - 165,191,294 shares (41,297,823 voting rights) = 11.93% Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/Ato hold: 12 Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/Avoting rights: 13. Additional information: (1) The 153,324,146 shares comprise 152,399,222 shares held by Dover Investments Pte Ltd ("Dover") and 924,924 shares held by Cavanagh Investments Pte Ltd ("Cavanagh") as of 27 March 2006 but do not include 41,790 shares held by The Rohatyn Group Asia Opportunity Fund, Ltd ("TRG"). The shares held by TRG had been included in the s.198 notification dated 27 Mar 2006. Dover is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fullerton Management Pte Ltd (" FMPL") which is in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited ("Temasek"). Cavanagh is a wholly owned subsidiary of Asia Financial Holdings Pte Ltd which is in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of FMPL.TRG is not an undertaking controlled by Temasek. (2) The 166,150,682 shares (41,537,670 voting rights based on 1 voting right for every US$2.00 nominal value of shares) comprise 165,191,294 shares (41,297,823 voting rights based on 1 voting right for every US$2.00 nominal value of shares) held by Dover and 959,388 shares (239,847 voting rights) held by Cavanagh as of 7 March 2007. Notification using shares in issue figure of 1,384,731,080 (346,182,770 voting rights based on 1 voting right for every US$2.00 nominal value of shares).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 obligationFull name (including legal form for legal entities) STANDARD CHARTERED PLCContact address (registered office for legalentities) 1 ALDERMANBURY SQUARE, LONDON EC2V 7SBPhone number 0207 280 7483Other useful information (at least legalrepresentative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicableFull name MR TERRY SKIPPENContact address STANDARD CHARTERED PLC, 1 ALDERMANBURY SQUARE, LONDON EC2V 7SBPhone number 0207 280 7109Other useful information (e.g. functional GROUP CORPORATE SECRETARIATrelationship with the person or legal entity subjectto the notification obligation) C: Additional informationN/A This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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