Holding(s) in Company

Standard Life plc
13 July 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                    18,017,720
JP Morgan/Chase, London                         47,272,169
Citibank Nominees Ltd, London                   942,500
Crest, London                                   174,970
Euroclear, London                               9,790
HSBC Bank, London                               87,650
Mellon Bank, London                             1,658,970
Merrill Lynch, London                           857,210
Northern Trust Company, London                  329,630
Royal Trust Bank of Canada, London              2,151,810
State Street Nominees Limited, London           3,935,981


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


75,438,400



6. Percentage of issued class


3.73%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


N/A



8. Percentage of issued class


N/A



9. Class of security


Ordinary Shares of £0.10



10. Date of transaction


Not known





11. Date company informed


12 July 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


As per 5 above



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


As per 6 above



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


Julie Reith, Group Secretariat 0131 245 6772

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


Julie Reith



Date of notification


13 July 2006



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