Director/PDMR Shareholding

Standard Life plc 14 March 2008 Standard Life plc Notification of Interests of Executive Directors and Other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ('PDMRs') As announced by Standard Life plc ('the Company') on 8 August 2006, cash-based awards granted to various executives on 1 January 2005 and 1 January 2006 converted to share-based awards on the flotation of the Company on 10 July 2006. The 2005 awards vested on 12 March 2008, and the following executive directors and other PDMRs have exercised their nil-cost options: Alexander Maxwell Norman Marcia Dominic Nathan Richard Crombie Campbell Parnaby Keith Skeoch Date of Exercise 12/03/08 13/03/08 12/03/08 13/03/08 Shares Vested 458,715 80,653 83,879 69,563 Shares Sold to Cover Tax n/a n/a 35,185 n/a Liability Sale Price n/a n/a £2.4675 n/a Shares Acquired 458,715 80,653 48,694 69,563 Total Holding Following 783,425 378,887 84,981 114,887 Exercise Percentage of Share Capital 0.036% 0.017% 0.004% 0.005% This notice is given in fulfilment of obligations under DTR 3.1.4 (R). 14 March 2008 Enquiries: Julie Reith, Group Secretariat, 0131 245 6772 Barry Cameron, Media Relations, 0131 245 6165 Gordon Aitken, Investor Relations, 0131 245 6799 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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