Form 13f Holdings Report (13f-hr)

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not necessarily reviewed the information in this filing and has not determined if it is accurate and complete. The reader should not assume that the information is accurate and complete.

	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION	OMB APPROVAL
	Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F	OMB Number:   3235-0006 Expires:          July 31, 2015 Estimated average burden hours per response:       23.8

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:

09-30-2018

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:	1 GEORGE STREET
	EDINBURGH	X0	EH2 2LL

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	11-07-2018
[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:	2343
Form 13F Information table Value Total:	53,658,923
	(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
1	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
2	028-11022	Aberdeen Standard Investments (Asia) Ltd	0001056108
3	028-14936	Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd	0001544935
4	028-16969	Aberdeen Asset Investments Ltd	0001650392
5	028-06487	FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP	0001125816
6	028-05167	Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC	0001071039
7	028-00229	NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO	0000073076
8	028-06065	STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENTS (USA) LTD	0001131065
9	028-15005	STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENTS (CORPORATE FUNDS) LTD	0001472915