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RNS Number : 4068Z

Standard Life plc

10 December 2014

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying               Standard Life plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
                                                  ---------------------------------- 
 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                   YES 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic               YES 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                       BlackRock, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
                                            ---------------------------------------- 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                            ---------------------------------------- 
 5. Date of the transaction and date                   8(th) December 2014 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
                                            ---------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                    10(th) December 2014 
                                            ---------------------------------------- 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                Holding has gone above 5% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
                                            ---------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details: 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
 Class/type      Situation previous                             Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of              to the triggering                              transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
                ---------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                 Number             Number                      Number     Number of voting           % of voting rights 
                  of                 of                         of          rights                     (x) 
                  Shares             Voting                     shares 
                                     Rights 
                -----------------  --------------------------  ---------  -------------------------  ----------------------------- 
                                                                Direct     Direct         Indirect    Direct            Indirect 
                                                                            (xi)           (xii) 
                ---  -----  -----      --------  -----  -----  ---------  -------------  ----------  ----------------  ----------- 
 GB00B16KPT44    N/A                N/A                         N/A        N/A            N/A         119,334,905       4.98% 
                -----------------  --------------------------  ---------  -------------  ----------  ----------------  ----------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 Type of financial           Expiration           Exercise/                       Number of voting              % of voting 
  instrument                  date (xiii)          Conversion Period               rights that may               rights 
                                                   (xiv)                           be 
                                                                                   acquired if the 
                                                                                   instrument is 
                                                                                   exercised/ converted. 
                            -------------------  ------------------------------  ----------------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 Type of financial    Exercise          Expiration       Exercise/         Number of voting                 % of voting rights 
  instrument           price             date (xvii)      Conversion        rights instrument                (xix, xx) 
                                                          period            refers to 
                                                          (xviii) 
                     ----------------  ---------------  ----------------  -------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 CFD                                                                       402,631                          Nominal     Delta 
                     ----------------  ---------------  ----------------  -------------------------------  ----------  ----------- 
                                                                                                            0.02%       0.02% 
            ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----  ----------  ----------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
 Number of voting rights                                                  Percentage of voting rights 
                                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 119,737,536                                                              5.00% 
                                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
                                                      ------------------------------ 
 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
                                                      ------------------------------ 
 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
                                                      ------------------------------ 
 
                                          BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting 
  13. Additional information:              Team 
 14. Contact name:                        Gareth Slade (BlackRock) 
                                           Paul McKenna (Standard Life plc) 
                                         ------------------------------------------- 
 15. Contact telephone number:            020 7743 2536 (BlackRock) 
                                           0131 245 1168 (Standard Life plc) 
                                         ------------------------------------------- 
 
 

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