Rule 8.3 - STANDARD LIFE

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              STANDARD LIFE
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               28 September 2007

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant       67,785,670     3.12%       2,220,573    0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives     34,044,595    0.19%       7,873,897    0.36%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             71,830,265      3.30%       10,094,470   0.46%

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      38,829               2.8617
Purchase      7,687                2.8660
Purchase      7,071                2.8850
Purchase      6,030                2.8607
Purchase      6,127                2.8850
Purchase      17,923               2.8714
Purchase      1,730                2.8850
Purchase      2,781                2.8850
Purchase      828                  2.8850
Purchase      4,500                2.8624
Purchase      2,337                2.9175
Purchase      81,270               2.8673
Purchase      5,380                2.8850
Purchase      10,194               2.8850
Sale          1,730                2.8850
Sale          10,200               2.8793
Sale          20,630               2.8695
Sale          6,000                2.8720
Sale          10,194               2.8850
Sale          38,829               2.8617
Sale          27,577               2.8850
Sale          6,127                2.8850
Sale          38,829               2.8617
Sale          7,071                2.8850
Sale          2,781                2.8850
Sale          23,164               2.8850
Sale          37,913               2.8651
Sale          25,982               2.8746

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         6030          2.8606
CFD            Short         46237         2.8617
CFD            Short         4500          2.8623
CFD            Short         81270         2.8673
CFD            Short         17923         2.8714
CFD            Long          38829         2.8616
CFD            Long          37913         2.8651
CFD            Long          20630         2.8695
CFD            Long          6000          2.8719
CFD            Long          25982         2.8746
CFD            Long          10200         2.8792

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         01 October 2007
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk