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8 June 2026
Standard Life plc (the 'Company')
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY A PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ('PDMR')
Exercise of nil-cost options under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') and the Deferred Bonus Share Scheme ('DBSS').
The Company was today informed that on 5 June 2026, the following Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities 'PDMR' exercised their nil-cost options over ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company under the LTIP and DBSS granted on 12 March 2021 and 17 March 2023 respectively.
LTIP
Vesting of these options was subject to criteria relating to the Company's performance over a three-year performance period to 31 December 2023 and the options were then subject to a two-year holding period following the end of the performance period. The number of options acquired includes dividend equivalent shares.
Name | Title | Number of options exercised | Number of ordinary shares sold to cover Tax and Employee NI | Number of ordinary shares held | Sale price per share (in pence) |
Sara Thompson | Group Chief People Officer | 37,125 | 17,589 | 19,536 | 759.56 |
DBSS
Vesting of these options was subject to a three-year holding period in respect of the deferred bonus for the financial year ended 31 December 2022. The number of options acquired includes dividend equivalent shares.
Name | Title | Number of options exercised | Number of ordinary shares sold to cover Tax and Employee NI | Number of ordinary shares held | Sale price per share (in pence) |
Sara Thompson | Group Chief People Officer | 32,204 | 15,258 | 16,946 | 759.50 |
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by a person discharging managerial responsibilities.
The Notification of Dealing Forms for the PDMR can be found below. This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19(3) of 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).
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
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Name
| Sara Thompson | |||||||||||||||
Reason for the notification
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Position/status
| Group Chief People Officer | |||||||||||||||
Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Notification | |||||||||||||||
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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Name
| Standard Life plc | |||||||||||||||
LEI
| 2138001P49OLAEU33T68 | |||||||||||||||
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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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Standard Life plc ordinary shares of 10 pence each
GB00BGXQNP29 | |||||||||||||||
Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of shares pursuant to the exercise of options under the Company's LTIP and DBSS and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities. | |||||||||||||||
Price(s) and volume(s)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price |
32,847
759.53
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Date of the transaction | 5 June 2026 | |||||||||||||||
Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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Enquiries:
Media Shellie Wells, Corporate Communications Director, Standard Life +44 (0) 204 559 3031 | Investors Claire Hawkins, Director of Corporate Affairs & Brand, 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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