Holding(s) in Company

Standard Life plc
20 March 2007



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:



Standard Life plc



2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (    )



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): ( X )



Notice of substantial interest in shares



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:



Computershare Company Nominees Limited (CCNL)



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :



n/a



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):



n/a



6. Date on which issuer notified:



20/03/07



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:



4%



8. Notified details:





A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible                       Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
using the ISIN CODE
                                      Number of shares                        Number of voting Rights


GBP Ord 10p
                                      101,125,189                             101,125,189
GB00B16KPT44



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares          Number of voting rights                 % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                    Direct          Indirect                Direct        Indirect


As Above                     83,696,266                                83,696,266                            3.97%



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of          Expiration Date        Exercise/Conversion Period/ Number of voting rights that  % of voting rights
financial                               Date                        may be acquired if the
instrument                                                          instrument is exercised/
                                                                    converted.





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                % of voting rights


83,696,266                             3.97%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :



CCNL holds limited voting rights in ordinary 10p shares in Standard Life plc as
a consequence of a Nominee undertaking through which an Unclaimed Asset Trust
(UAT) is maintained.



The UAT was set up at demutualisation to hold the shares for individuals who
were eligible for shares but had not claimed their entitlement.



Therefore a trust deed was set up by Standard Life plc and CCNL (on behalf of
Computershare Investor Services - the share registrar) with limited voting
rights attached to these holdings, as defined within the trust deed.





Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:



CCNL



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:



n/a



14. Contact name:



Julie Reith



15. Contact telephone number:



0131 245 6772


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