Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0488N

Standard Life plc

03 June 2010

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 28 May 2010, as a result of their election to participate in the Company's Scrip dividend scheme, and reinvestment of the final dividend to 31 December 2009 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	1042	724		4120
Lord Blackwell, Norman Roy	5 May 2009		236
Michael Kent Atkinson	2 May 2009		152
Crawford Scott Gillies Alison Jane Gillies	11 May 2009 12 May 2009		244 713		399
Baroness McDonagh, Margaret Josephine	1 May 2009	83
Colin Alexander Mason Buchan	1 May 2009	157
Margaret Sheelagh Dillon Whittaker	4 May 2010				391
Executive Directors
David Thomas Nish Caroline Margaret Nish	5 May 2009 22 April 2010	2,932		114
Norman Keith Skeoch	13 May 2009	20,586	1146	131
Other PDMRs
Nathan Richard Parnaby	n/a			141
Michael John Conway	17 March 2010	1123

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 28 May 2010, was 206.9 pence per share.

The purchase price of the shares for the reinvestment of the dividend for participants in the Standard Life Share Plan was 183.20 pence per share.

Total holdings following these transactions are as follows:

	Total Holding	Percentage of Share Capital
Non-executive Directors
Gerald Edgar Grimstone	231,431	0.01024%
Lord Blackwell, Norman Roy	6,283	0.00028%
Michael Kent Atkinson	4,043	0.00018%
Crawford Scott Gillies and Connected Person	36,045	0.00160%
Baroness McDonagh, Margaret Josephine	2,216	0.00001%
Colin Alexander Mason Buchan	4,162	0.00018%
David John Grigson	15,000	0.00066%
Margaret Sheelagh Dillon Whittaker	10,391	0.00046%
Executive Directors
David Thomas Nish and Connected Person	415,175	0.01837%
Norman Keith Skeoch	624,120	0.02762%
Jackie Hunt	13,284	0.00059%
Other PDMRs
Joseph Iannicelli	151,096	0.00669%
Nathan Richard Parnaby and Connected Person	175,546	0.00777%
Simon Gulliford	1,602	0.00007%
Michael John Conway	58,764	0.00260%