Director/PDMR Shareholding

Standard Life plc
02 January 2008

Annex DTR3



Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibility and Connected Persons





All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.


1.    Name of the issuer                                  2.    State whether the notification relates to (i) a

                                                                transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2
                                                                R,
      Standard Life plc
                                                                (ii) a disclosure made in accordance LR 9.8.6R(1)
                                                                or

                                                                (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section
                                                                793 of the Companies Act (2006).



                                                                (i)





3.    Name of person discharging managerial               4.    State whether notification relates to a person

      responsibilities/director                                 connected with a person discharging managerial
                                                                responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify
                                                                the connected person

      Colin Alexander Mason Buchan

                                                                DirECTOR NAMED IN 3


5.    Indicate whether the notification is in respect of  6.    Description of shares (including class), debentures
      a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above       or derivatives or financial instruments relating to
      or in respect of a nonbeneficial                          shares

      interest 1

                                                                Ordinary Shares of £0.10

      In respect of holding of person named in 3 above


7.    Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more     8.    State the nature of the transaction
      than one, the number of shares held by each of them


                                                                Share Interests at time of Appointment to Board
      Colin Alexander Mason Buchan



9.    Number of shares, debentures or financial           10.   Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury
                                                                shares of that class should not be taken into
      instruments relating to shares acquired                   account when calculating percentage)



      3,758                                                     0.0002%




11.   Number of shares, debentures or financial           12.   Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury
                                                                shares of that class should not be taken into
      instruments relating to shares disposed                   account when calculating percentage)






13.   Price per share or value of transaction             14.   Date and place of transaction



      Not Applicable                                            Not Applicable





15.   Total holding following notification and total      16.   Date issuer informed of transaction
      percentage holding following notification (any
      treasury shares should not be taken into account
      when calculating percentage)
                                                                Not Applicable


      See 9 and 10 above










If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer

complete the following boxes


17. Date of grant                                             18. Period during which or date on which exercisable








19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option        20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class 
and
                                                                  number)






21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or             22. Total number of shares or debentures over which 
options
                                                                  held following notification
    indication that price is to be fixed at the time of
    exercise








23. Any additional information                                24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries










Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification



Julie Reith



Date of notification



2 January 2008







Notes:    This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification
required by DR 3.3.


(1)    An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the
       issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2)    An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete
       boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3)    An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial
       responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.
(4)    An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer
       (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.




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