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