Total Voting Rights

Standard Life plc

Voting Rights and Capital

In accordance with the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1, Standard Life plc ('the Company') hereby notifies that, as at the date of this announcement, the Company's issued share capital consists of 2,260,003,805 ordinary shares with each share carrying the right to one vote.

The Company holds no ordinary shares in treasury.

The total number of voting rights in the Company, as at the date of this announcement, is therefore 2,260,003,805.

The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest, or a change to their interest, in the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

29 October 2010

Enquiries:

Kenneth Gilmour, Group Secretariat 0131 245 0751

Duncan Heath, Investor Relations 0131 245 4742

Barry Cameron, Media Relations 0131 245 6165

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