Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8318H

Standard Life plc

03 June 2011

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 27 May 2011, as a result of their election to participate in the Company's Scrip dividend scheme, and reinvestment of the final 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	1,202	836		8,054
Lord Blackwell, Norman Roy	5 May 2009		272
Michael Kent Atkinson	2 May 2009		176
Crawford Scott Gillies	11 May 2009		282		895
Alison Jane Gillies	12 May 2009		823
Baroness McDonagh, Margaret Josephine	1 May 2009	96
Colin Alexander Mason Buchan	1 May 2009	181
Margaret Sheelagh Dillon Whittaker	4 May 2010				451
Executive Directors
David Thomas Nish	5 May 2009			148
Caroline Margaret Nish	22 April 2010	13,440	8,568
Norman Keith Skeoch	13 May 2009	23,757	3,200	165
Other PDMRs
Nathan Richard Parnaby	n/a			175
Christian Roy Torkington	n/a			30
Alexander Hugh McCormack Begbie	n/a			18
Paul Stephen Matthews	n/a			175
Deborah Eileen Matthews	29 October 2010		752

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 final dividend to 31 December 2010, payable on 27 May 2011, was 203.42 pence per share.

The purchase price of the shares for the reinvestment of the dividend for participants in the Standard Life Share Plan was 211.00 pence per share.

Total holdings following these transactions are as follows:

	Total Holding	Percentage of Share Capital
Non-executive Directors
Gerald Edgar Grimstone	247,432	0.01063
Lord Blackwell, Norman Roy	6,689	0.00029
Michael Kent Atkinson	4,305	0.00018
Crawford Scott Gillies and Connected Person	49,021	0.00211
Baroness McDonagh, Margaret Josephine	2,359	0.00010
Colin Alexander Mason Buchan and Connected Person	29,431	0.00126
David John Grigson	15,000	0.00064
Margaret Sheelagh Dillon Whittaker	11,062	0.00047
Executive Directors
David Thomas Nish and Connected Person	571,389	0.02454
Norman Keith Skeoch	665,324	0.02858
Jackie Hunt	39,487	0.00170
Other PDMRs
Joseph Iannicelli	152,086	0.00653
Nathan Richard Parnaby and Connected Person	176,636	0.00759
Bruce Kelsall	0	0
Christian Roy Torkington	960	0.00004
Alexander Hugh McCormack Begbie	651	0.00003
Paul Stephen Matthews and Connected Person	62,753	0.00270