(STAN.L) Standard Chartered PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 0244C Standard Chartered PLC 05 November 2009

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) Legal & General
subject to the notification Group Plc (L&G)

obligation
4. Full name of shareholder(s) Legal & General
(if different from 3). Assurance (Pensions
Management) Limited

5. Date of the transaction 02 November 2009

(and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer 04 November 2009

notified:
7. Threshold(s) that is/are From 3% - 4% (L&G)

crossed or reached: 8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares Situation previous to the Triggering Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
if possible using the ISIN transaction

Number of Shares Number of Voting Number of shares Number of voting % of voting
Rights rights rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
ORDINARY 80,838,465 20,209,616 81,212,041 20,303,010 4.01

USD0.50

B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting % of voting rights
Period/ Date rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Exercise price Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
instrument Conversion period rights instrument
refers to
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights % of voting rights
20,303,010 4.01

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (20,303,010 - 4.01% = LGAS, LGPL
& PMC)
Legal & General Investment Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited

Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (Direct) (LGIMHD) (18,110,706 - 3.58% = PMC)
Legal & General Assurance Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
(Pensions Management) Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

(PMC) (18,110,706 - 3.58% =

Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights N/A

proxy holder will cease to hold:
12 Date on which proxy holder N/A

will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting
rights figure of 505,263,367

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

1 Basinghall Avenue,
London, EC2V 5DD
Phone number 020 7885 7456
Other useful information (e.g. functional Group Corporate
relationship with the person or legal entity Secretariat

subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

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