Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8456Z

Standard Life plc

12 March 2013

Standard Life plc

('the Company')

Notification of Interest of a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ('PDMR')

Individual Awards under the Restricted Stock Plan

As announced by Standard Life plc ('the Company') on 25 June 2012, the Company granted to Charles Guay, President and CEO, Standard Life Canada, individual awards under the Standard Life Restricted Stock Plan ('RSP Awards') over existing ordinary shares in the Company, subject to the rules of the Standard Life Long Term Restricted Stock Plan.

The first of these Awards vested on 9 December 2012 and Charles Guay exercised them on 11 March 2013. 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.

	Charles Guay
Date of Exercise	11/03/13
Shares Vested (including dividend equivalents)	184,246
Shares Sold	184,246
Sale Price	£3.7750
Percentage of Share Capital acquired and sold	0.0078%
Registered Shareholder	n/a
Total Holding Following Exercise	0