Directorate Change

Standard Life plc
28 November 2007





Standard Life plc





                                 Board Changes



The Board of Standard Life plc ('the Company') announces the following Board
changes.


Hugh Stevenson will retire from the Board of the Company and from the board of
Standard Life Investments at the conclusion of the Company's AGM in May 2008.
He has been a director of Standard Life since 1999 and has served as Senior
Independent Director since 2003.  He has been chairman of Standard Life
Investments since 2004.


Colin Buchan has been appointed as a non-executive director, with effect from
1st January 2008.  He was formerly Global Head of Equities at UBS Warburg and a
member of the group management board of UBS AG.  He is currently a non-executive
director of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, and also two of its listed
subsidiaries, Royal Bank of Scotland plc and National Westminster Bank plc.  He
is also a director of Merrill Lynch World Mining Trust plc, Merrill Lynch Gold
Limited, World Mining Investment Company Limited and Royal Scottish National
Orchestra Society Limited.  He has been a director of Standard Life Investments
Limited since 2002.  Colin Buchan will be appointed chairman of Standard Life
Investments when Hugh Stevenson steps down in May 2008.


Lord Blackwell will be appointed as the Company's Senior Independent Director
from the conclusion of the Company's AGM in May 2008.  Norman Blackwell has been
a director of Standard Life since 2003 and is chairman of Standard Life
Assurance.


Gerry Grimstone, Chairman of the Company said:


'I am delighted that Colin Buchan has been appointed to the Board.  He has been
a very successful vice-chairman of Standard Life Investments and will bring
extensive experience to our deliberations. We will miss Hugh Stevenson greatly
when he retires in May.  He has been a great source of wisdom and authority, and
has made a very significant contribution to Standard Life over the years.  Hugh
has also played a key role in helping develop Standard Life Investments into the
leading position that it holds today.'


Following these changes, the Board of Standard Life plc will comprise four
executive directors and eight non-executive directors, including the Chairman,
up until the conclusion of the AGM.  Following the AGM, there will be seven
non-executive directors, including the Chairman.  No other information is
required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph LR 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules
of the Financial Services Authority in relation to these appointments.


28 November 2007



Enquiries:



Standard Life plc

Richard England, Group Press Office,                  0131 245 2750

Gordon Aitken, Investor Relations,                    0131 245 6799

Neil Bennett, Maitland                                0207 379 5151



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