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 02 October 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 67,811,998 3.12% 2,415,544 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,397,752 0.20% 8,249,591 0.38%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 72,209,750 3.32% 10,665,135 0.49%
(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 1,741 2.9357
Purchase 1,059 2.9600
Purchase 11,741 2.9442
Purchase 1,000 2.9525
Purchase 27,473 2.9470
Purchase 6,760 2.9600
Purchase 2,959 2.9411
Purchase 89,700 2.9555
Purchase 21,237 2.9600
Sale 77,221 2.9481
Sale 71,427 2.9571
Sale 27,328 2.9677
Sale 27,473 2.9470
Sale 27,473 2.9470
Sale 95,578 2.9546
Sale 486 2.9631
Sale 8,566 2.9471
Sale 183 2.9445
Sale 4,375 2.9481
Sale 720 2.9606
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1741 2.9356
CFD Short 1741 2.9442
CFD Short 33470 2.9471
CFD Short 1000 2.9525
CFD Short 89700 2.9554
CFD Long 183 2.9444
CFD Long 27473 2.947
CFD Long 77221 2.948
CFD Long 4375 2.9481
CFD Long 95578 2.9545
CFD Long 71427 2.957
CFD Long 27328 2.9676
(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 03 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