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  UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL
  Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
OMB Number:   3235-0006
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FORM 13F COVER PAGE


Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:
03-31-2018
 
Check here if Amendment:      Amendment Number:
 
This Amendment (Check only one.):      is a restatement.
       adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name: Standard Life Aberdeen plc 
Address: 30 LOTHIAN ROAD 
  EDINBURGH  X0  EH1 2DH 

Form 13F File Number:   028-18172 


The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name: Eric Rose 
Title: Chief Risk Officer - Americas 
Phone: 617-720-7922 

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

/s/ Eric Rose  Boston,  MASSACHUSETTS 05-10-2018 
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]

Do you wish to provide information pursuant to Special Instruction 5?          Yes      X  No

Report Type (Check only one.):

X  13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)

      13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

      13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)


Form 13F Summary Page

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers: 12 
Form 13F Information table Entry Total: 2268 
Form 13F Information table Value Total: 50,427,468 
  (thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F number(s) of all institutional investement managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.

   No. Form 13F File Number Name CIK
028-11020  Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.  0001309613 
10  028-16329  Standard Life Investments Wealth  0001624724 
11  028-16269  Ignis Investment Services Ltd  0001536355 
12  028-14115  Standard Life Investments LTD  0001505708 
028-11022  ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT ASIA LTD  0001056108 
028-14936  Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd  0001544935 
028-16969  Aberdeen Asset Investments Ltd  0001650392 
028-06487  FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP  0001125816 
028-05167  Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC  0001071039 
028-00229  NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO  0000073076 
028-06065  STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENTS (USA) LTD  0001131065 
028-15005  STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENTS (CORPORATE FUNDS) LTD  0001472915 
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