Standard Life will publish its full year 2007 Preliminary results on 12 March 2008 at 0700.

Attached is a consensus of analysts' forecasts which has been collated by Standard Life. This has been based on 12 forecasts submitted.

Embedded value operating profit (pre-tax) consensus forecast is £687m (2006: £614m), a forecasted increase of 12%.

Forecast range is £616m to £729m.

Return on embedded value consensus forecast is 9.0% (2006: 8.9%), a forecasted increase of 0.1% points.

Forecast range is 8.0% to 9.5%.

Group embedded value consensus forecast is £5,960m (2006: £5,608m), a forecasted increase of 6%.

Forecast range is £5,591m to £;6,171m.

Group embedded value per share consensus forecast is 273p (2006: 258p), a forecasted increase of 6%.

Forecast range is 257p to 283p.

EEV Capital and cash generation consensus forecast is £338m (2006: £262m), a forecasted increase of 29%.

Forecast range is £317m to £355m.

IFRS underlying profit before tax consensus forecast is £430m (2006: £540m), a forecasted decrease of 20%.

Forecast range is £319m to £469m.

Dividend per share consensus forecast is 11.4p for the full year, a forecasted increase of 5.7% compared to the annualised dividend of 5.4p paid in 2006.

Forecast range is 11.0p to 12.0p.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 verified the accuracy of the information, or the basis of it, nor has it commented on any forecasts, individually or collectively, and it does not intend to do so in the future.

Standard Life's Preliminary results for 2007 will be announced on 12 March 2008 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.07 March 2008.

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