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Standard Life plc announced that on May 18, 2026, Andrew Briggs, Group Chief Executive Officer, was granted a nil cost option award of 562,702 ordinary shares under the Standard Life Incentive Plan. This award, valued based on an average share price of £6.698 preceding March 30, 2026, is contingent on company performance through December 31, 2028, and includes a two-year holding period post-vesting. The grant follows shareholder approval of the incentive plan and remuneration policy at the May 14, 2026 Annual General Meeting.

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Standard Life plc
19 May 2026
 

19 May 2026

Standard Life plc (the 'Company')

Grant of Awards under the Standard Life Incentive Plan ('SLIP')

 

The Company announces that on 18 May 2026, the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ('PDMR') was granted an award over Ordinary Shares of £0.10 each in the Company under the SLIP.

 

The timing of the award was subject to shareholder approval of the Standard Life Incentive Plan rules and the 2026 Directors' Remuneration Policy at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 14 May 2026.

 

The number of shares was calculated using a price of £6.698, being the average market share price for the three days preceding 30 March 2026, aligning to awards made to other PDMRs under the Long Term Incentive Plan.

 

The award was granted as nil cost options which are subject to criteria relating to the Company's performance over the three-year performance period to 31 December 2028 and will be subject to a two-year holding period from the vesting date.

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial

 

The Notification of Dealing Forms for each PDMR can be found below. This announcement is made in accordance with the UK Markets Abuse Regulation (Regulation (EU) 596/2014, as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). 

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities

a)

 

Name

 

Andrew Briggs

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Group Chief Executive Officer

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial Notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

Standard Life plc

b)

 

LEI

 

2138001P49OLAEU33T68

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

Standard Life plc Ordinary Shares of £0.10

 

 

GB00BGXQNP29

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Grant of a nil cost options

 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Item

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

Grant of Award

Nil

562,702

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

 

Nil

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

18 May 2026

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a trading venue

 

 

Enquiries:

Media
Shellie Wells, Corporate Communications Director, Standard Life

+44 (0) 204 559 3031

Investors
Claire Hawkins, Director of Corporate Affairs and Chief of Staff, Standard Life
+44 (0) 204 559 3161

Tom Blackwell

Managing Director, FTI

+44 (0) 7747 113 919

Joanne Roberts, Investor Relations Director, Standard Life

+44 (0) 204 559 4673

 

 

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