20th Mar 2007 17:19
Standard Life plc20 March 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Standard Life plc 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify): ( X ) Notice of substantial interest in shares 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Computershare Company Nominees Limited (CCNL) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) : n/a 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): n/a 6. Date on which issuer notified: 20/03/07 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 4% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transactionusing the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights GBP Ord 10p 101,125,189 101,125,189GB00B16KPT44 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect As Above 83,696,266 83,696,266 3.97% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Period/ Number of voting rights that % of voting rightsfinancial Date may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 83,696,266 3.97% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : CCNL holds limited voting rights in ordinary 10p shares in Standard Life plc asa consequence of a Nominee undertaking through which an Unclaimed Asset Trust(UAT) is maintained. The UAT was set up at demutualisation to hold the shares for individuals whowere eligible for shares but had not claimed their entitlement. Therefore a trust deed was set up by Standard Life plc and CCNL (on behalf ofComputershare Investor Services - the share registrar) with limited votingrights attached to these holdings, as defined within the trust deed. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: CCNL 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: n/a 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: n/a 13. Additional information: n/a 14. Contact name: Julie Reith 15. Contact telephone number: 0131 245 6772 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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