Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 1448G

Standard Life plc

26 June 2012

Standard Life plc

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

On the dates shown below, Standard Life plc was advised that the under-mentioned directors and other PDMRs, and their Connected Persons, acquired the following interests in ordinary shares:

1. on 21 and 25 June 2012, as a result of elections to participate in the dividend reinvestment plan ('DRIP') in relation to the final dividend to 31 December 2011, and

2. on 22 June 2012 as a result of the reinvestment of the final dividend to 31 December 2011 for participants in the Standard Life Share Plan;

	Certificated	SLSA	SLSP	Other
Non-executive Directors
Margaret Sheelagh Dillon Whittaker				488
Executive Directors
David Thomas Nish			214
Caroline Margaret Nish	14,550	12,793
Norman Keith Skeoch	25,720	3,464	233
Other PDMRs
Nathan Richard Parnaby			245
Alexander Hugh McCormack Begbie			58
Paul Stephen Matthews			245

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 other external nominees.

The purchase price of the shares for the reinvestment of the dividends for participants in the DRIP was 211.11 pence per share.

The purchase price of the shares for the reinvestment of the dividend for participants in the Standard Life Share Plan was 204.39 pence per share.

Total holdings for all Directors and other PDMRs following these transactions are as follows:

	Total Holding	Percentage of Share Capital
Non-executive Directors
Gerald Edgar Grimstone	252,544	0.0107
Pierre Danon	25,400	0.0011
Crawford Scott Gillies and Connected Person	50,170	0.0021
Colin Alexander Mason Buchan and Connected Person	30,121	0.0013
David John Grigson	15,000	0.0006
John Gregor Hugh Paynter	35,000	0.0015
Lynne Margaret Peacock	1,615	0.0001
Margaret Sheelagh Dillon Whittaker	11,809	0.0005

Executive Directors
David Thomas Nish and Connected Person	1,031,714	0.0438
Norman Keith Skeoch	978,501	0.0415
Jackie Hunt and Connected Person	128,022	0.0054
Other PDMRs
Nathan Richard Parnaby and Connected Person	246,798	0.0105
Alexander Hugh McCormack Begbie	1,531	0.0001
Paul Stephen Matthews and Connected Person	111,420	0.0047
Bruce Francis Kelsall	0	0
Charles Guay	0	0