Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 June 2026
Standard Life plc (the 'Company')
Exercise of nil-cost options under the Company's Deferred Bonus Share Scheme (the 'DBSS')
The Company was today informed that on 16 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 DBSS granted on 17 March 2023.
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 include 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)
Jacqueline Noakes
Group Chief Operating Officer
14,531
6,885
7,646
797.18
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).
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a)
Name
Jacqueline Noakes
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Group Chief Operating 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 10 pence each
GB00BGXQNP29
b)
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of shares pursuant to the exercise of options for the DBSS Award and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Item
Price(s) (in pence)
Volume(s)
Exercise of DBSS Options
nil
14,531
Sale of Shares - DBSS
797.18
6,885
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A - single transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
16 June 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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 3161Tom 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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