1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached

Standard Chartered PLC

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

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

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

Holding has gone above 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

Direct  

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

ORDINARY
USD0.50
GB0004082847

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

124,942,939

N/A

6.18%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date 

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date 

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

% of voting rights

NIL

NIL

NIL

NIL

NIL

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

CFD

N/A

N/A

N/A

1,107,607

0.05%

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:

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:

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

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