Director/PDMR Shareholding

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RNS Number : 5128Y Standard Life plc 27 March 2026  

27 March 2026 Standard Life plc (the 'Company') Exercise of nil-cost options under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan (the 'LTIP') and the Deferred Bonus Share Scheme (the 'DBSS') The Company was today informed that on 26 March 2026, the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities 'PDMRs' exercised their nil-cost options over ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company under the LTIP and DBSS granted on 12 March 2021 and 17 March 2023 respectively.     LTIP   Vesting of these options was subject to criteria relating to the Company's performance over a three-year performance period to 31 December 2023 and the options were then subject to a two-year holding period following the end of the performance period. The number of options acquired includes the dividend equivalent shares.  

Name

Title

Number of options exercised

Number of ordinary shares sold to cover Tax and Employee NI

Number of ordinary shares held

Sale price per share (in pence)

Andrew Briggs

Group Chief Executive Officer

178,540

84,588

93,952

669.500

 

Name

Title

Number of options exercised*

Number of ordinary shares sold  

Sale price per share (in pence)

Quentin Zentner

Group General Counsel

38,340

38,340

670.00

  *Income Tax and Employee National Insurance liabilities were paid on exercise through the sale of shares. All the shares were sold.    DBSS   Vesting of these options was subject to a three-year holding period in respect of the deferred bonus for the financial year ended 31 December 2022. The number of options acquired include dividend equivalent shares.  

Name

Title

Number of options exercised

Number of ordinary shares sold to cover Tax and Employee NI

Number of ordinary shares held

Sale price per share (in pence)

Andrew Briggs

Group Chief Executive Officer

118,692

56,233

62,459

669.744

 

Name

Title

Number of options exercised*

Number of ordinary shares sold

Sale price per share (in pence)

Quentin Zentner

Group General Counsel

29,668

29,668

670.501

    *Income Tax and Employee National Insurance liabilities were paid on exercise through the sale of shares. All the shares were sold.       Notification and public disclosure of transactions by a person discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.   The Notification of Dealing Forms for each PDMR can be found below. This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19(3) of the UK Markets Abuse Regulation (Regulation (EU) 596/2014, as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).     

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities  

Name  

Andrew Briggs

Reason for the notification  

Position/status  

Group Chief Executive Officer

Initial notification /Amendment  

Initial Notification

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor  

Name  

Standard Life plc

LEI  

2138001P49OLAEU33T68

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted  

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument   Identification code  

  Standard Life plc ordinary shares of 10 pence each   GB00BGXQNP29

Nature of the transaction  

Acquisition of shares pursuant to the exercise of options under the Company's LTIP and DBSS and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities.

Price(s) and volume(s)    

 

Item

Price(s) in pence

Volume(s)

Exercise of LTIP options

nil

178,540

Sale of shares - LTIP

669.500

84,588

Exercise of DBSS options

nil

118,692

Sale of Shares - DBSS

669.744

56,233

   

Aggregated information   - Aggregated volume   - Price

    140,821                                           669.598  

Date of the transaction

26 March 2026

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)  

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities  

Name  

Quentin Zentner

Reason for the notification  

Position/status  

Group General Counsel

Initial notification /Amendment  

Initial Notification

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor  

Name  

Standard Life plc

LEI  

2138001P49OLAEU33T68

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted  

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument   Identification code  

  Standard Life plc ordinary shares of 10 pence each   GB00BGXQNP29

Nature of the transaction  

Acquisition of shares pursuant to the exercise of options under the Company's LTIP and DBSS and sale of all shares

Price(s) and volume(s)    

 

Item

Price(s) in pence

Volume(s)

Exercise of LTIP options

nil

38,340

Sale of shares - LTIP

670.00

38,340

Exercise of DBSS options

nil

29,668

Sale of Shares - DBSS

670.501

29,668

   

Aggregated information   - Aggregated volume   - Price

    68,008                                             670.218p  

Date of the transaction

26 March 2026

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)  

  Enquiries:

Media Shellie Wells, Corporate Communications Director, Standard Life +44 (0) 204 559 3031

Investors Claire Hawkins, Director of Corporate Affairs & Brand, Standard Life +44 (0) 204 559 3161

Tom Blackwell, Managing Director, FTI +44 (0) 7747 113 919

Joanne Roberts, Investor Relations Director, Standard Life +44 (0) 204 559 4673

 

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