FTSE: Standard Life Flotation

After the flotation of Standard Life on the London Stock Exchange on 10th July 2006, the company will be eligible for consideration for entry into FTSE's UK index series at the next quarterly review, which will be held on Wednesday 6th September 2006.

The FTSE Committee will assess Standard Life at this time, in line with the UK index ground rules, and if it meets all index series entry criteria, which includes market capitalisation, it will be admitted to the appropriate FTSE UK index.

To be eligible for fast track entry to the FTSE 100, a company must have a minimum market cap of approximately £17.5bn, and so Standard Life does not qualify for fast track entry to the index.