Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 1742C

Standard Life plc

26 April 2012

Standard Life plc

("the Company")

Notification of Interests of Executive Director

The Company granted options ("awards") to Jacqueline Hunt under the Standard Life Long Term Incentive Plan (2009). These awards vested on 20 April 2012. No consideration was 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. Jacqueline Hunt has exercised her vested awards as below:

Date of Exercise	25/04/12
Date of Notification	26/04/12
Shares Vested (including dividend equivalents)	116,500
Shares Sold to Cover Tax Liability	60,732
Sale Price	£2.2603
Shares Acquired	55,768
Percentage of Issued Shares Acquired	0.0024%
Total Holding Following Exercise, including Connected Persons	128,022
Percentage of Issued Shares after Acquisition	0.0054%