Phoenix Group Holdings PLC — Director's Dealing 2026

Jun 8, 2026

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RNS Number : 4652H

Standard Life plc

08 June 2026

8 June 2026

Standard Life plc (the 'Company')

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY A PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ('PDMR')

Exercise of nil-cost options under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') and the Deferred Bonus Share Scheme ('DBSS').

The Company was today informed that on 5 June 2026, the following Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities 'PDMR' 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 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)
Sara Thompson	Group Chief People Officer	37,125	17,589	19,536	759.56

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 includes 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)
Sara Thompson	Group Chief People Officer	32,204	15,258	16,946	759.50

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by a person discharging managerial responsibilities.

The Notification of Dealing Forms for the 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

Sara Thompson

Reason for the notification

Position/status

Group Chief People 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	37,125
Sale of shares - LTIP	759.56	17,589
Exercise of DBSS options	nil	32,204
Sale of Shares - DBSS	759.50	15,258

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

32,847

759.53

Date of the transaction

5 June 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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