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Standard Life plc13 July 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Standard Life plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Franklin Resources Inc. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Franklin Resources Inc. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Registered Holder No of Shares The Bank of New York, London 18,017,720JP Morgan/Chase, London 47,272,169Citibank Nominees Ltd, London 942,500Crest, London 174,970Euroclear, London 9,790HSBC Bank, London 87,650Mellon Bank, London 1,658,970Merrill Lynch, London 857,210Northern Trust Company, London 329,630Royal Trust Bank of Canada, London 2,151,810State Street Nominees Limited, London 3,935,981 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 75,438,400 6. Percentage of issued class 3.73% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary Shares of £0.10 10. Date of transaction Not known 11. Date company informed 12 July 2006 12. Total holding following this notification As per 5 above 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification As per 6 above 14. Any additional information This notification relates to share interests under the management of FranklinResources Inc. and its affiliates on behalf of clients as detailed in 4 above 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Julie Reith, Group Secretariat 0131 245 6772 Gillian Bailey, Investor Relations 0131 245 1110 Gordon Aitken, Investor Relations 0131 245 6799 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Julie Reith Date of notification 13 July 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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