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

 

N/A

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 

N/A

Other (please specify):  

 

N/A

 

 

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

Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited

Fullerton Management Pte Ltd

Dover Investments Pte. Ltd.

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

Nortrust Nominees Ltd

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

29 May 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

31 May 2007

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

Temasek Holdings – From 12% to 13%

Fullerton Management Pte Ltd – From 12% to 13%

Dover Investments Pte. Ltd. – Above 13%

8. Notified details:

NIL

 

 

 

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

182,016,559

(See (1) in Additional Information in Box 13)

45,504,139

(based on 1 voting right for every US$2.00 nominal value of shares)

 

NIL

NIL

46,617,889

(based on 1 voting right for every US$2.00 nominal value of shares)

 

NIL

13.30%

 

 

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

 

 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

46,617,889 (based on 1 voting right for every US$2.00 nominal value of shares)

13.30%

 

 

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

Temasek Holdings (Indirect) – 186,471,559 shares (46,617,889 voting rights based on 1 voting right for every US$2.00 nominal value of shares) = 13.30% (See (2) in Additional Information in Box 13)

Fullerton Management Pte Ltd (Indirect) – 186,471,559 shares (46,617,889 voting rights based on 1 voting right for every US$2.00 nominal value of shares) = 13.30% (See (2) in Additional Information in Box 13)

Dover Investments Pte. Ltd. (Direct) – 185,494,607 shares (46,373,651 voting rights (based on 1 voting right for every US$2.00 nominal value of shares) = 13.23%

 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

NIL

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

NIL

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

NIL    

13. Additional information:

(1)       The 182,016,559 shares comprise 181,039,607 shares held by Dover Investments Pte. Ltd. (ÿü“Dover”) and 976,952 shares held by Cavanagh Investments Pte Ltd (ÿü“Cavanagh”) as of 28 May 2007.  Dover is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fullerton Management Pte Ltd (ÿü“FMPL”) which is in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited (ÿü“Temasek”). Cavanagh is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fullerton Financial Holdings Pte Ltd which is in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of FMPL.

(2)       The 186,471,559 shares (46,617,889 voting rights based on 1 voting right for every US$2.00 nominal value of shares) comprise 185,494,607 shares (46,373,651 voting rights based on 1 voting right for every US$2.00 nominal value of shares) held by Dover and 976,952 shares (244,238 voting rights based on 1 voting right for every US$2.00 nominal value of shares) held by Cavanagh as of 31 May 2007.

(3)       Notification using shares in issue figure of 1,401,650,824 (350,412,706 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 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

0207 280 7483

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

    

 

B:        Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

TERRY SKIPPEN

Contact address

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC
1 ALDERMANBURY SQUARE
LONDON EC2V 7SB

Phone number

0207 280 7109

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

GROUP CORPORATE SECRETARIAT

 

C:        Additional information