Holding(s) in Company

Standard Life plc
25 September 2006



                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Standard Life plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Franklin Resources Inc.



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18


Franklin Resources Inc.


4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


Registered Holder                                              No of Shares

The Bank of New York London                                         991,030
JP Morgan/Chase London                                           45,631,079
Citibank Nominees Ltd London                                      1,139,560
IXIS Investor Services London                                       109,530
Euroclear Brussels                                                    9,790
HSBC Bank London                                                    301,700
Mellon Bank London                                                2,620,900
Merill Lynch London                                                 857,210
Northern Trust Company London                                       249,010
Royal Trust Bank of Canada London                                 2,758,180
State Street Nominees Limited London                              5,664,161



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


N/A



6. Percentage of issued class


N/A



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


15,106,250



8. Percentage of issued class


0.717%



9. Class of security


Ordinary Shares of £0.10



10. Date of transaction


Not known



11. Date company informed


22 September 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


60,332,150



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


2.8651%



14. Any additional information


This notification relates to share interests under the management of Franklin
Resources Inc. and its affiliates on behalf of clients as detailed in 4 above



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Gary Gray, Group Secretariat 0131 245 6771

Gillian Bailey, Investor Relations 0131 245 1110

Gordon Aitken, Investor Relations 0131 245 6799



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Gary Gray



Date of notification


25 September 2006



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