Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6438A

Standard Life plc

02 April 2012

Standard Life plc

("the Company")

Notification of Interests of Executive Directors and Other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs")

As announced by Standard Life plc ('the Company') on 7 April 2010, on 31 March 2010, the Company granted the following share awards ("2010 Deferred Share Awards") over existing ordinary shares in the Company. The level of shares granted to each individual was equivalent to a proportion of his or her annual bonus for 2009.

These Awards vested on 31 March 2012. No consideration is payable on the vesting of these Awards. During the vesting period the Awards carried a right to receive dividend equivalents, to the extent that the awards vested. The dividend equivalents were delivered as additional shares.

	David Thomas Nish	Norman Keith Skeoch	Jacqueline Hunt	Nathan Richard Parnaby	Paul Stephen Matthews
Date of Exercise	31/03/12	31/03/12	31/03/12	31/03/12	31/03/12
Shares Vested (including dividend equivalents)	91,524	7,163	47,158	34,098	28,243
Shares Sold	n/a	n/a	24,584	34,098	28,243
Sale Price	n/a	n/a	£2.2661	£2.2611	£2.2611
Percentage of Share Capital acquired	0.0039	0.0003	0.0010	0	0
Registered Shareholder	Capita IRG Trustees	Capita IRG Trustees	Jacqueline Hunt	n/a	n/a
Total Holding Following Exercise	760,148	688,817	72,254	177,466	64,016
Percentage of Share Capital	0.0323	0.0293	0.0031	0.0075	0.0027