Annual Financial Report

Standard Life plc

Annual Financial Report

In compliance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 4.1.3, Standard Life plc ('the Company') confirms that the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2013 is available on the Company's website at www.standardlife.com

In compliance with Listing Rule 9.6.1, the Company confirms that copies of the documents have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, via the National Storage Mechanism ('NSM'):

The documents will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do

27 February 2014

Enquiries:

Paul McKenna, Group Secretariat, 0131 245 1168