Standard Life is announcing its H1 new business results for 2007 on Tuesday 7 August.

Details of analyst consensus figures:

Consensus figures: Please click on the link at the end of this release to view a consensus of analyst forecasts which has been collated by Standard Life.

The consensus is based on the estimates of 12 analysts.

Worldwide insurance H1 sales consensus forecast is £7,872m (H1 2006 actual: £6,235m), a forecasted increase of 26%.

Forecast range is £7,583m to £8,305m.

UK life and pension H1 sales consensus forecast is £6,434m (H1 2006 actual: £4,802m), a forecasted increase of 34%.

Forecast range is ?6,093m to £6,822m.

Investment H1 net inflows consensus forecast is £4.1bn.

Forecast range is £3.2bn to ?4.8bn.

All comparisons above are in sterling.

All sales figures above are on a PVNBP basis.

All comparators are with the comparable first half of 2006.

The forecasts used to produce this consensus have been provided to Standard Life plc by a number of registered investment analysts and are, as such, publicly available information.

Standard Life has not commented on any individual forecasts, nor does it intend to do so in the future.

Standard Life's new business results for six months to 30 June 2007 will be announced on 7 August 2007 and Standard Life assumes no obligation to update or revise the information contained in this consensus to reflect circumstances existing after the date this consensus is published.

If you have any questions please call Barry Cameron on 0771 248 6463 or Scott White on 0771 248 573 03 August 2007.

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