Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7483W

Standard Life plc

24 November 2010

Standard Life plc

Notification of Interests of Directors and Other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ('PDMRs')

Standard Life plc ('the Company') has been advised by Capita Registrars Limited that the under-mentioned directors and other PDMRs, and their Connected Persons, acquired the following interests in ordinary shares on 19 November 2010, as a result of their election to participate in the Company's Scrip dividend scheme, and reinvestment of the interim dividend to 31 December 2010 for participants in the Standard Life Share Plan:

	Date of Scrip Election	Certificated	SLSA	SLSP	Other
Non-executive Directors
Gerald Edgar Grimstone	11 May 2009	588	408		3737
Lord Blackwell, Norman Roy	5 May 2009		134
Michael Kent Atkinson	2 May 2009		86
Crawford Scott Gillies Alison Jane Gillies	11 May 2009 12 May 2009		137 402		425
Baroness McDonagh, Margaret Josephine	1 May 2009	47
Colin Alexander Mason Buchan	1 May 2009	88
Margaret Sheelagh Dillon Whittaker	4 May 2010				220
Executive Directors
David Thomas Nish Caroline Margaret Nish	5 May 2009 22 April 2010	6566	1589	61
Norman Keith Skeoch	13 May 2009	11607	1563	69
Other PDMRs
Nathan Richard Parnaby	n/a			73
Simon Gulliford	26 October 2010		33
Christian Roy Torkington	n/a			4
Alexander Hugh McCormack Begbie	n/a			1
Paul Stephen Matthews Deborah Eileen Matthews	n/a 29 October 2010	367		73

Certificated shares are held in the individual's own name. SLSA (Standard Life Share Account) shares are held in the name of Capita IRG Trustees Limited. SLSP (Standard Life Share Plan) shares are held in the name of Capita IRG Trustees (Nominees) Limited. Other shares are held in the name of external nominees.

The Scrip reference price in connection with the interim dividend to 31 December 2010, payable on 15 November 2010, was 205.04 pence per share.

The purchase price of the shares for the reinvestment of the dividend for participants in the Standard Life Share Plan was 222.7 pence per share.

Total holdings following these transactions are as follows:

	Total Holding	Percentage of Share Capital
Non-executive Directors
Gerald Edgar Grimstone	236,164	0.01034%
Lord Blackwell, Norman Roy	6,417	0.00028%
Michael Kent Atkinson	4,129	0.00018%
Crawford Scott Gillies and Connected Person	47,009	0.00206%
Baroness McDonagh, Margaret Josephine	2,263	0.00010%
Colin Alexander Mason Buchan and Connected Person	29,250	0.00128%
David John Grigson	15,000	0.00066%
Margaret Sheelagh Dillon Whittaker	10,611	0.00046%
Executive Directors
David Thomas Nish and Connected Person	423,750	0.01856%
Norman Keith Skeoch	637,719	0.02793%
Jackie Hunt	13,284	0.00058%
Other PDMRs
Joseph Iannicelli	151,509	0.00664%
Nathan Richard Parnaby and Connected Person	175,978	0.00771%
Simon Gulliford	1,635	0.00007%
Christian Roy Torkington	447	0.00002%
Alexander Hugh McCormack Begbie	231	0.00001%
Paul Stephen Matthews and Connected Person	61,343	0.00269%