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