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).
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities |
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a)
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Name
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Andrew Briggs |
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Group Chief Executive Officer |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial Notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Standard Life plc |
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b)
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LEI
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2138001P49OLAEU33T68 |
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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
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Standard Life plc Ordinary Shares of £0.10
GB00BGXQNP29 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Grant of a nil cost options
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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Nil |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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18 May 2026 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside a trading venue |
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Enquiries:
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Media +44 (0) 204 559 3031 |
Investors |
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Tom Blackwell Managing Director, FTI +44 (0) 7747 113 919 |
Joanne Roberts, Investor Relations Director, Standard Life +44 (0) 204 559 4673 |