Director/PDMR Shareholding

Standard Life plc
30 May 2007


                               Standard Life plc

Standard Life plc was advised yesterday by Computershare Investor Services plc
that, on 25 May 2007, the under mentioned executive directors and other persons
discharging managerial responsibilities acquired the following interests in
ordinary shares as a result of participation in The Standard Life Share Plan:


                                  Number of Shares    Price and Place 
Executive Directors                  Purchased        of Transaction

Trevor John Matthews                     7              £3.42 - UK
Norman Keith Skeoch                     36              £3.42 - UK
David Thomas Nish                       36              £3.42 - UK

Other PDMRs
Anne Margaret Gunther                   36              £3.42 - UK
Michael Andrew Hall                     36              £3.42 - UK
Marcia Dominic Campbell                 36              £3.42 - UK
Joseph Iannicelli                       34              C$7.34 - Canada

Each individual also received from the Company seven free shares (except Mr
Iannicelli who received the right to acquire six matching shares at a future
date) in accordance with the share purchase matching commitment under the Share
Plan.

This notice is given in fulfilment of obligations under DTR 3.1.4 (R).


30 May 2007

Enquiries:


Julie Reith, Group Secretariat, 0131 245 6772
Barry Cameron, Press Office, 0131 245 6165
Gordon Aitken, Investor Relations, 0131 245 6799


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