Holding(s) in Company

Standard Life plc
22 October 2007


TR-1:               Notification of major interests in shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to              Standard Life plc
which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                           Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares
already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):______________
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:              Legal & General Group plc (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):                       Legal & General Assurance (Pensions
                                                                                  Management) Limited (PMC)
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed                     17/10/07
or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                          19/10/07
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                       From 3% - 4%(L&G)





8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of   Situation previous to the   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares          triggering transaction

 if possible    Number of     Number of     Number of       Number of voting rights        % of voting rights
using the ISIN  Shares        Voting Rights shares
CODE
                                            Direct          Direct          Indirect       Direct      Indirect

Ord GBP 0.10    74,555,119    74,555,119    89,072,147      89,072,147                     4.09


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial        Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion  Period Number of voting rights that   % of voting
instrument                               / Date                       may be acquired if the         rights
                                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                      converted.



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                                  % of voting rights
89,072,147                                               4.09








9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:
Legal & General Group plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and
Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
                   Legal & General Group plc (Direct) (L&G) (89,072,147 - 4.09% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited      Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (75,873,306-3.49%=PMC)                      (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited       Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
(PMC) (75,873,306 - 3.49% = PMC)
                                                              Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)


Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                                 N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:                                  N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:                              N/A


           13. Additional information:             Notification using the total voting rights figure of 2,173,876,352
14. Contact name:                                           Julie Reith, Group Secretariat, Standard Life plc
15. Contact telephone number:                                                 0131 245 6772




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