Standard Life plcLSE: SDLF

Standard Life: Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Summary by 6ix AI

Computershare Trustees Limited, trustee of Standard Life plc's Share Incentive Plan (an employee share scheme), bought Standard Life plc ordinary shares on October 29, 2026 at 930.185 pence per share under the plan's Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Six named persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs, managers whose share dealings must be disclosed) were awarded dividend shares.

Key details

  • The shares were bought on the London Stock Exchange; the trustee notified Standard Life plc on October 30, 2026.
  • Dividend shares awarded: Group Chief Executive Officer Andrew Briggs 98; Group Chief People Officer Sara Thompson 94; Director of Corporate Affairs and Chief of Staff Claire Hawkins 81; Group General Counsel Quentin Zentner 81.
  • Group Chief Financial Officer Nicolaos Nicandrou was awarded 17 dividend shares and Group Chief Risk Officer Bríd Meaney was awarded 3.

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Standard Life plc (the 'Company')

30 October 2026

LEI: 2138001P49OLAEU33T68

Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ('PDMRs')

This announcement is made in accordance with the UK Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation (EU) 596/2014, as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). 

1.     Notification of monthly investment in the Company's Share Incentive Plan ('SIP')

Computershare Trustees Limited (the 'Trustees') of the Company's SIP, notified Standard Life plc on

30 October 2026 that it purchased ordinary shares of 10 pence each at a price of 930.185 pence per share on 29 October 2026 as part of the Dividend Reinvestment Plan ('DRIP') for the Company's SIP.

1

Reason for the notification

a)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

2

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

a)

Name

Standard Life plc

b)

LEI

2138001P49OLAEU33T68

3

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 10 pence

GB00BGXQNP29

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of Dividend Shares under the Company's Share Incentive Plan.

c)

Date of the transaction

29 October 2026

d)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON) 

The following table details the number of Dividend Shares awarded to PDMRs.

Name

Position

Dividend Shares awarded

Andrew Briggs

Group Chief Executive Officer

98

Claire Hawkins

Director of Corporate Affairs & Chief of Staff

81

Bríd Meaney

Group Chief Risk Officer

3

Nicolaos Nicandrou

Group Chief Financial Officer

17

Sara Thompson

Group Chief People Officer

94

Quentin Zentner

Group General Counsel

81

Enquiries:

Media
Shellie Wells, Corporate Communications Director, Standard Life plc

+44 (0) 204 559 3031

Investors
Joanne Roberts, Chief Strategy and Investor Relations Officer,

Standard Life plc

+44 (0) 204 559 4673

Tom Blackwell, Managing Director, FTI

+44 (0) 7747 113 919

NOTE: Please email any major shareholding notifications under DTR 5.1.2 R to the Group Company Secretary ([email protected]) copying in [email protected] and [email protected]

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